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has two allophones for most speakers, an ordinary 'glottal' and a palatal sound, , which can be written 'hj'. This latter allophone, which is more frequent among older speakers, occurs regularly for most middle generation speakers between
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the non-nasal voiced geminates in
Inuktun (gg, vv, ll, rr) are pronounced with a glottal stop + single voiced consonant (, , , ), unlike in Kalaallisut where they have all become devoiced long consonants (, , ,
383:
The Polar Inuit were the last to cross from Canada into
Greenland and they may have arrived as late as in the 18th century. The language was first described by the explorers
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407:
and is not taught in schools. However, most of the inhabitants of
Qaanaaq and the surrounding villages use Inuktun in their everyday communication.
1432:("long"). The only major exception concerns the indicative/participle endings (huq, etc.), which does not usually have the allophone even after
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3023:
2240:
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is pronounced as a flap as in most of northwest and East dialects of
Greenlandic, which may sound more like a "d" to native English speakers.
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who travelled through northern
Greenland in the early 20th century and established a trading post in 1910 at Dundas (Uummannaq) near
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for both sounds. For many if not most middle generation and younger speakers, however, a reanalysis of some of the forms with
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become nasals , and . Fortescue chose not to show this in his orthography (except for the name of the dialect itself,
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2196:, 1991, Inuktun: an introduction to the language of Qaanaaq, Thule, Institut for Eskimologi 15, Københavns Universitet
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612:
become , and respectively before uvular consonants. However, unlike in West
Greenlandic, and aren't written with
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2596:
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like in West
Greenlandic short is in complementary distribution with short , with the former appearing before
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Apart from the town of
Qaanaaq, Inuktun is also spoken in the villages of (Inuktun names in brackets)
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Scientist lives with Arctic
Innuguit for a year to document and help save disappearing language
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679:). Inuktun also allows more consonant clusters than Kalaallisut, namely ones with initial
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Inuit dialects. Inuktun is the brown area ("Avanersuaq") in the northwest of
Greenland.
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There is no official way to transcribe Inuktun. This article uses the orthography of
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711:. Younger speakers have gone further in reducing old clusters, with also
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1420:), but also in the few (but common) other words containing the sequence
750:) are pronounced like West Greenlandic velar and uvular fricatives -gg-
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699:. Older or conservative speakers also still have clusters with initial
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466:
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The most notable phonological difference from West Greenlandic is the
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North Greenlandic is classified as Definitely Endangered by the
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2: Some linguists classify Sirenik as under a separate branch
1440:. Since the variation is predictable, Fortescue chose to use
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characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see
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1: The Inuit language 'family' is a continuum of dialects
2145:(January 1952). "Remarks on the Polar Eskimo Dialect".
1323:
and could be analysed as belonging to the same phoneme
671:(often pronounced ) except for geminate (from earlier
1347:, both long and long occur. Long is always written
307:), inhabiting the world's northernmost settlements in
643:, which have been assimilated in West Greenlandic to
1331:, long occurs while long doesn't, so long before
437:
The vowels are the same as in other Inuit dialects:
299:) is the language of approximately 1,000 indigenous
2115:770 in Greenland, and perhaps 20% more in Denmark.
1488:
414:and many also speak Danish and a few also English.
1448:has taken place (at least word-initially or after
3607:Indigenous languages of the North American Arctic
3568:
723:being assimilated to the following consonant.
3383:
2727:
2390:
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2147:International Journal of American Linguistics
311:and the surrounding villages in northwestern
417:
1319:and the latter elsewhere; both are written
297:nordgrønlandsk, polarinuitisk, thulesproget
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318:
225:
213:
1468:, with a clear sequence of two syllables.
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2248:
1292:, which corresponds to West Greenlandic
238:Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
16:Inuit language of northwestern Greenland
2141:
260:question marks, boxes, or other symbols
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2741:
2404:
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2004:
2002:
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2018:
2016:
2014:
2000:
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1996:
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398:
1363:may be bilabial for older speakers
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596:
594:
592:
410:All speakers of Inuktun also speak
13:
14:
3618:
2759:an autonomous constituent country
2201:
2093:"Greenland - People | Britannica"
2062:
2050:
2034:
2025:
2011:
1979:
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1309:
1276:in word-final position the stops
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988:
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906:
896:
884:
874:
852:
837:
821:
811:
742:, cognates with West Greenlandic
576:
571:
563:
558:
543:
538:
529:
523:
518:
512:
497:
492:
483:
478:
346:
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2127:
1489:Comparison with West Greenlandic
1265:
620:. Instead they are written with
589:
3062:Governor (1728–1730, 1925–1979)
1471:
1428:, as in the ending of the word
363:(Kalaallisut) and the Canadian
3554:Languages of the Faroe Islands
2173:
2135:
2109:
2085:
1354:
1299:
403:Inuktun does not have its own
1:
3582:Endangered Eskaleut languages
3072:Prime Minister (1979–current)
2186:
1966:(may be for older speakers)
1953:(may be for older speakers)
1876:(may be for older speakers)
654:
7:
1460:("fat") are now pronounced
10:
3623:
1335:could be analysed as long
1296:"speaking like a person").
635:There are two diphthongs:
378:
3548:
3527:
3500:
3482:
3449:
3442:
3405:
3334:
3299:
3236:
3169:
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2904:
2895:
2884:
2771:
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2442:
2435:
2412:
2339:
2311:
2256:
1906:
1885:
1853:
1810:
1764:
1731:
1724:
1717:
1647:
1555:
1516:
1508:
1495:
1234:
1207:
1096:
1033:
919:
800:
766:
600:Like in West Greenlandic
557:
510:
432:
418:Phonology and orthography
280:
246:
224:
212:
195:
183:
178:
168:Official language in
166:
161:
136:
106:(variously classified as
80:
70:
60:
50:
36:
31:
26:
21:
3004:Administrative divisions
2878:Cartographic expeditions
2078:
2008:before uvular consonants
3602:Agglutinative languages
3317:National (civic) anthem
2347:West Greenlandic Pidgin
2207:Pax Leonard, Stephen. "
319:Geographic distribution
3597:Languages of Greenland
3558:Languages of Greenland
2179:Fortescue 1991. page 1
2031:also in some dialects
762:Consonants of Inuktun
296:
288:
248:This article contains
76:(800–1,000 cited 1995)
3067:Inspector (1782–1924)
3014:Independence movement
359:it is in between the
353:Eskimo–Aleut language
3577:Greenlandic language
3399:Languages of Denmark
2845:Fridtjof Nansen Land
2250:Greenlandic language
2047:for younger speakers
663:of West Greenlandic
412:Standard Greenlandic
361:Greenlandic language
339:(Qikiqtarhuaq), and
3211:Notable individuals
2860:County of Greenland
2840:Erik the Red's Land
2655:Inuktitut syllabics
2607:St. Lawrence Island
2286:Greenlandic Braille
912:⟨rng⟩
902:⟨nng⟩
763:
351:The language is an
208: Polar Eskimo
3138:Telecommunications
2973:Towns and villages
2811:Western Settlement
2806:Eastern Settlement
2801:Norse Colonization
2763:Kingdom of Denmark
2406:Eskaleut languages
2194:Fortescue, Michael
2097:www.britannica.com
1349:⟨ts⟩
1339:. However, before
1200:⟨rh⟩
1190:⟨gh⟩
1178:⟨ss⟩
1083:⟨ts⟩
1026:⟨qq⟩
1016:⟨kk⟩
1004:⟨tt⟩
994:⟨pp⟩
890:⟨nn⟩
880:⟨mm⟩
858:⟨-q⟩
847:⟨-k⟩
843:⟨ng⟩
831:⟨-t⟩
761:
748:⟨rs⟩
744:⟨ss⟩
732:⟨rh⟩
728:⟨gh⟩
647:(except for final
45:Kingdom of Denmark
3564:
3563:
3523:
3522:
3365:
3364:
3330:
3329:
3156:
3155:
3082:
3081:
3058:Political leader
3049:Political parties
3024:High Commissioner
3019:Foreign relations
2986:
2985:
2709:
2708:
2693:extinct languages
2671:Kaktovik numerals
2629:
2628:
2541:
2372:
2371:
2358:Greenlandic Norse
2125:(16th ed., 2009)
1975:
1974:
1504:West Greenlandic
1321:⟨t⟩
1261:
1260:
1248:⟨l⟩
1223:⟨j⟩
1167:
1157:⟨h⟩
1147:⟨r⟩
1137:⟨g⟩
1126:⟨h⟩
1113:⟨v⟩
1104:
1072:
1053:⟨t⟩
1041:
985:
968:⟨q⟩
958:⟨k⟩
946:⟨t⟩
936:⟨p⟩
927:
871:
827:⟨n⟩
817:⟨m⟩
808:
628:like in Inuktitut
626:⟨u⟩
622:⟨i⟩
618:⟨o⟩
614:⟨e⟩
585:
584:
424:Michael Fortescue
399:Current situation
357:dialectologically
274:
273:
256:rendering support
252:phonetic symbols.
3614:
3540:Greenlandic Sign
3447:
3446:
3392:
3385:
3378:
3369:
3368:
3350:
3343:
3167:
3166:
3118:Fishing industry
3113:
3093:
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2997:
2996:
2902:
2901:
2890:
2873:
2736:
2729:
2722:
2713:
2712:
2657:(writing system)
2597:Central Siberian
2535:
2511:Kangiryuarmiutun
2440:
2439:
2399:
2392:
2385:
2376:
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2009:
2006:
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527:
522:
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501:
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487:
482:
451:
450:
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282:
240:
229:
217:
207:
188:
86:
32:avanersuarmiutut
19:
18:
3622:
3621:
3617:
3616:
3615:
3613:
3612:
3611:
3587:Inuit languages
3567:
3566:
3565:
3560:
3544:
3519:
3496:
3478:
3438:
3401:
3396:
3366:
3361:
3353:
3346:
3339:
3326:
3295:
3281:Public holidays
3232:
3152:
3111:
3078:
3054:Ruling monarchs
3034:Law enforcement
2982:
2891:
2882:
2871:
2767:
2749:
2740:
2710:
2705:
2680:
2661:Inuit phonology
2625:
2575:Central Alaskan
2556:
2538:Iñupiaq Braille
2431:
2408:
2403:
2373:
2368:
2353:Inuit languages
2335:
2307:
2252:
2247:
2204:
2199:
2189:
2184:
2183:
2178:
2174:
2140:
2136:
2126:
2114:
2110:
2101:
2099:
2091:
2090:
2086:
2081:
2076:
2075:
2070:
2063:
2058:
2051:
2046:
2035:
2030:
2026:
2021:
2012:
2007:
1980:
1602:, (see above)
1491:
1486:
1485:
1476:
1472:
1374:
1367:
1359:
1355:
1348:
1320:
1314:
1310:
1304:
1300:
1275:
1266:
1247:
1222:
1199:
1189:
1177:
1156:
1146:
1136:
1125:
1112:
1082:
1052:
1025:
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993:
967:
957:
945:
935:
911:
901:
889:
879:
857:
846:
842:
830:
826:
816:
758:respectively.
747:
743:
731:
727:
661:debuccalization
657:
633:
632:
625:
621:
617:
613:
599:
590:
435:
420:
401:
381:
349:
321:
254:Without proper
242:
241:
232:
220:
203:
184:
169:
162:Official status
157:
139:
132:
87:
84:Language family
82:
73:
72:Native speakers
43:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3620:
3610:
3609:
3604:
3599:
3594:
3589:
3584:
3579:
3562:
3561:
3549:
3546:
3545:
3543:
3542:
3537:
3531:
3529:
3528:Sign languages
3525:
3524:
3521:
3520:
3518:
3517:
3512:
3506:
3504:
3498:
3497:
3495:
3494:
3488:
3486:
3480:
3479:
3477:
3476:
3471:
3466:
3461:
3455:
3453:
3444:
3440:
3439:
3437:
3436:
3426:
3421:
3416:
3409:
3407:
3403:
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3395:
3394:
3387:
3380:
3372:
3363:
3362:
3360:
3359:
3352:
3351:
3344:
3336:
3335:
3332:
3331:
3328:
3327:
3325:
3324:
3319:
3314:
3309:
3303:
3301:
3297:
3296:
3294:
3293:
3288:
3283:
3278:
3273:
3268:
3263:
3258:
3253:
3248:
3242:
3240:
3234:
3233:
3231:
3230:
3225:
3224:
3223:
3218:
3208:
3207:
3206:
3201:
3196:
3191:
3186:
3181:
3170:
3164:
3158:
3157:
3154:
3153:
3151:
3150:
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335:(Qikiqtat),
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322:
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146:Proto-Eskimo
121:
112:Inuvialuktun
3535:Danish Sign
3424:Greenlandic
3039:LGBT rights
2872:(self-rule)
2506:Inuinnaqtun
2457:Kalaallisut
2452:Greenlandic
2331:Kalaallisut
2117:Greenlandic
1209:Approximant
405:orthography
373:Inuinnaqtun
285:Greenlandic
281:Polar Inuit
262:instead of
151:Proto-Inuit
138:Early forms
116:Inuinnaqtun
27:Polar Inuit
3571:Categories
3492:Gøtudanskt
3459:Bornholmsk
3415:(national)
3112:(currency)
3029:Parliament
2830:Hans Egede
2326:Tunumiisut
2187:References
2122:Ethnologue
2102:2022-12-26
655:Consonants
341:Savissivik
329:Siorapaluk
279:(English:
55:Avanersuaq
3551:See Also:
3502:Greenland
3469:Jutlandic
3266:Mythology
3261:Jante Law
3189:Kalaallit
3148:Transport
3105:Companies
3009:Elections
2953:Mountains
2936:Ice sheet
2897:Geography
2870:Autonomy
2865:Home rule
2743:Greenland
2691:indicate
2479:Inuttitut
2469:Inuktitut
2313:Varieties
2303:Phonology
2167:143645596
1466:pualahiuq
1458:pualahuuq
1327:. Before
1165:geminated
1098:Fricative
1070:geminated
1035:Affricate
983:geminated
869:geminated
754:and -rr-
428:Inuktitut
365:Inuktitut
313:Greenland
198:Glottolog
186:ISO 639-3
173:Greenland
108:Inuktitut
61:Ethnicity
41:Greenland
3592:Inughuit
3510:Tunumiit
3433:minority
3406:Official
3357:Category
3286:Religion
3271:Language
3194:Tunumiit
3184:Inughuit
3133:Taxation
3044:Military
2992:Politics
2978:Wildlife
2931:Glaciers
2822:Skræling
2816:Language
2781:Timeline
2747:articles
2634:See also
2602:Chaplino
2545:Qawiaraq
2521:Netsilik
2516:Kivalliq
2496:Siglitun
2462:Tunumiit
2436:Eskimoan
2261:Alphabet
2059:before i
1430:takihuuq
1402:puqtuhuq
775:Alveolar
393:Pituffik
333:Qeqertat
325:Moriusaq
301:Inughuit
268:Help:IPA
205:pola1254
92:Eskaleut
65:Inughuit
3515:Inuktun
3464:Insular
3451:Denmark
3419:Faroese
3341:Outline
3300:Symbols
3256:Hunting
3251:Cuisine
3238:Culture
3228:Suicide
3216:artists
3162:Society
3143:Tourism
3088:Economy
2968:Straits
2946:by area
2941:Islands
2926:Geology
2909:Climate
2773:History
2761:of the
2689:Italics
2620:Sirenik
2570:Alutiiq
2533:Iñupiaq
2501:Aivilik
2484:Inuktun
2321:Inuktun
2298:History
2293:Grammar
1501:Inuktun
1412:(as in
1400:(as in
1388:(as in
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1290:Inuktun
921:Plosive
795:Glottal
780:Palatal
462:Central
379:History
309:Qaanaaq
303:(Polar
277:Inuktun
264:Unicode
122:Inuktun
22:Inuktun
3429:German
3413:Danish
3291:Sports
3204:Danish
3123:Mining
3110:Krone
2963:Rivers
2921:Fjords
2914:change
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2580:Yugtun
2364:Danish
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790:Uvular
770:Labial
433:Vowels
293:Danish
235:UNESCO
97:Eskimo
51:Region
3348:Index
3276:Music
3221:Inuit
3199:Danes
3179:Inuit
2562:Yupik
2444:Inuit
2420:Aleut
2413:Aleut
2163:S2CID
2079:Notes
1452:) so
1418:aihuq
1103:plain
1040:plain
926:plain
807:plain
802:Nasal
785:Velar
474:Close
457:Front
305:Inuit
102:Inuit
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1422:huuq
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1284:and
1236:Flap
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738:and
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730:and
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649:/ai/
645:/aa/
641:/au/
639:and
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624:and
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467:Back
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1753:ngn
1740:ngm
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1450:/a/
1438:/u/
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1392:),
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1377:/h/
1361:/v/
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1079:tːs
1049:t͡s
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709:/v/
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701:/p/
697:/ʁ/
695:or
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689:/ɣ/
685:/ŋ/
681:/k/
675:or
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667:to
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610:/a/
606:/u/
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507:Mid
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371:or
250:IPA
114:or
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