Eastern Canadian Inuktitut
The Inuit language of Nunavut and Nunavik. The largest Eastern Canadian Inuit variety and one of Nunavut's official languages, written in the Inuktitut syllabary.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 63.75°, -68.52°
Dialect comparison
Inuktitut vs Inuvialuktun
Compare two dialects of Inuktitut side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Western Canadian Inuit
The Inuit language of the Inuvialuit communities of the western Canadian Arctic. Smaller than Inuktitut and historically split between three sub-varieties: Sallirmiutun, Uummarmiutun, and Kangiryuarmiutun.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 68.36°, -133.72°
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DialectInuktitutThe Inuit language of Nunavut and Nunavik. The largest Eastern Canadian Inuit variety and one of Nunavut's official languages, written in the Inuktitut syllabary.DialectInuvialuktunThe Inuit language of the Inuvialuit communities of the western Canadian Arctic. Smaller than Inuktitut and historically split between three sub-varieties: Sallirmiutun, Uummarmiutun, and Kangiryuarmiutun.CompareInuktitut vs InuktunAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Inuktitut and the dialects within it.