Inuktitut

Proper noun

Meaning

Inuktitut

The language of the Inuit people.

Synonyms

Phrases with the word

Examples

AST consisted of several Paleo-Eskimo cultures, including the Independence cultures and Pre-Dorset culture. citation Gibbon, pp. 28–31 The Dorset culture ( Inuktitut : Tuniit or Tunit) refers to the next inhabitants of central and eastern Arctic. Source: Internet

Furthermore, Canadians – both Inuit and non-Inuit – sometimes use the word Inuktitut to refer to all of the Inuit language variants, including those of Alaska and Greenland. Source: Internet

Long regarded as a campsite and fishing spot by the Inuit, the place chosen had traditionally been named Iqaluit "place of many fish" in Inuktitut but Canadian and American authorities named it Frobisher Bay, after the name of the body of water it abuts. Source: Internet

Each vowel has a consistent orientation; for example, Inuktitut ᐱ pi, ᐳ pu, ᐸ pa; ᑎ ti, ᑐ tu, ᑕ ta. Source: Internet

However 97.2% of Iqalummiuts can speak English, whereas only 53.1% can speak Inuktitut. Source: Internet

Iqaluit stop sign, reading ᓄᕐᒃᑲᕆᑦ main ( nuqqarit main) in Inuktitut In the middle of summer, a few ships — generally no larger than a Liberty-class vessel — transport bulk and heavy goods to the city. Source: Internet

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