Dialect comparison

Inuktitut vs Inuvialuktun

Compare two dialects of Inuit side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Inuktitut

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.

Approximate centre
63.75°, -68.52°
Inuvialuktun

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.

Approximate centre
68.36°, -133.72°

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