Dialect comparison

Inuvialuktun vs Tunumiisut

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

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°
Tunumiisut

East Greenlandic

The Inuit language of east Greenland, centred on Tasiilaq. So divergent from West Greenlandic in pronunciation and lexicon that the two are barely mutually intelligible; often classified as a separate language.

Approximate centre
65.61°, -37.64°

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