Compare two dialects of Inuktitut side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Polar Eskimo · Avanersuarmiutut
The Inuit language of north-western Greenland around Qaanaaq, the world's northernmost Indigenous language community. Linguistically closer to Canadian Inuktitut than to Kalaallisut.
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.
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