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.
Inuktitut
Also known as: 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What language is Inuktitut?
Inuktitut is a dialect of the Inuktitut language.
Where is Inuktitut spoken?
Inuktitut is primarily spoken in Canada.
Which region is Inuktitut associated with?
Inuktitut is part of the North America region on DialectAtlas.
Is Inuktitut known by other names?
Yes — Inuktitut is also referred to as Eastern Canadian Inuktitut.
What are the other dialects of Inuktitut?
Inuktitut also includes Inuvialuktun, Kalaallisut, Tunumiisut, Inuktun. Each variety has its own vocabulary, pronunciation, and cultural context.
Other Inuktitut dialects
See on the atlas →West Greenlandic · Greenlandic
The West Greenlandic standard and the official language of Greenland. The most-spoken Inuit variety, with continuous use in education, literature, and media.
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.
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.
Nearby dialects
See on the atlas →818 km away
The West Greenlandic standard and the official language of Greenland. The most-spoken Inuit variety, with continuous use in education, literature, and media.
844 km away
The Danish of Greenland, co-official with Kalaallisut. Used widely in administration and education; carries some contact features from Kalaallisut.
1,468 km away
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.
1,516 km away
The Cree varieties of Quebec and Labrador, including the James Bay and Atikamekw communities. The Cree dialect cluster with the most active language-revitalisation infrastructure.
1,527 km away
The Inuit language of north-western Greenland around Qaanaaq, the world's northernmost Indigenous language community. Linguistically closer to Canadian Inuktitut than to Kalaallisut.
1,846 km away
The Cree of the Hudson Bay lowlands across northern Manitoba and Ontario. Distinguished from Plains Cree by the use of /n/ where Plains Cree has /j/.