Inuinnaqtun: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Inuit language of Canada}}

| ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/as-sa/98-200-x/2016022/98-200-x2016022-eng.cfm|title=Census in Brief: The Aboriginal languages of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|date=25 October 2017 |language=en|access-date=2017-11-12}}</ref>

| fam2 = [[Eskimo languages|Eskimo]]

| fam4 = [[Inuvialuktun]]

| ancestor = [[Proto-Eskaleut language|Proto-Eskimo–Aleut]]

| ancestor2 = [[Proto-Eskimoan language|Proto-Eskimo]]

| ancestor3 = [[Proto-Inuit language|Proto-Inuit]]

| iso1 = iu

| iso2 = iku

| iso2comment = [[Inuktitut]]

| iso3 = ikt

| iso3comment = Inuinnaqtun, Western&nbsp;Canadian&nbsp;Inuktitut

| map2 = Lang Status 60-DE.svg

| mapcaption2 = {{center|{{small|Inuinnaqtun is classified as Definitely Endangered by the [[UNESCO]] [[Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger]]}}}}

{{Infobox ethnonym|root=Inu- ᐃᓄ- / nuna ᓄᓇ<br><small>"person" / "land"</small>|person=Inuinnaq|people=[[Inuinnait]]|language='''Inuinnaqtun''';<br />[[Inuit Sign Language|Tikuraq ᑎᑯᕋᖅ]]|country=Inuinnait Nunangat,{{indent|5}}[[Inuit Nunangat|Inuit Nunangat ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ]]}}

'''Inuinnaqtun''' ({{IPA-all|inuinːɑqtun}}; natively meaning 'like the real human beings/peoples'), is an [[Inuit languages|Inuit language]]. It is spoken in the central Canadian [[Arctic]]. It is related very closely to [[Inuktitut]], and some scholars, such as [[Richard Guy Condon|Richard Condon]], believe that Inuinnaqtun is more appropriately classified as a dialect of Inuktitut.<ref>{{cite book | last = Condon | first = Richard | author-link = Richard Guy Condon |author2=Julia Ogina |author3=The Holman Elders | title = The Northern Copper Inuit | url = https://archive.org/details/northerncopperin0000cond | url-access = registration | access-date = 2011-02-09 | year = 1996 | publisher = University of Toronto Press/University of Oklahoma Press | isbn = 0-8020-0849-6 | page = xix | chapter = Foreword | quote = "...the majority of Holman residents speak the central Arctic dialect, Inuinnaqtun..."}}</ref> The government of [[Nunavut]] recognises Inuinnaqtun as an official language in addition to Inuktitut, and together sometimes referred to as [[Inuktut]].<ref name="OLA-NU">[https://www.canlii.org/en/nu/laws/stat/snu-2008-c-10/latest/snu-2008-c-10.html ''Official Languages Act'', S.Nu. 2008, c. 10], s. 3(1) with [https://www.canlii.org/en/nu/laws/stat/snu-2008-c-17/latest/snu-2008-c-17.html ''Inuit Language Protection Act'', S.Nu. 2008, c. 17], s. 1(2).</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gov.nu.ca/culture-and-heritage/information/we-speak-inuktut |title=We Speak Inuktut|access-date=2021-02-27}}</ref> It is spoken in the [[Northwest Territories]] as well and is recognised as an official language of the territory in addition to [[Inuvialuktun]] and Inuktitut.<ref name="OLA-NT">[https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/files/legislation/official-languages/official-languages.a.pdf ''Official Languages Act'', RSNWT 1988, c. O-1], s. 4 in its 2003 version; [[Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre|PWNHC]]: ''[https://www.pwnhc.ca/official-languages-of-the-northwest-territories/ Official Languages of the Northwest Territories]''</ref>

Inuinnaqtun is used primarily in the communities of [[Cambridge Bay]], [[Kugluktuk]] and [[Gjoa Haven]] in the [[Kitikmeot Region]] of Nunavut. Outside Nunavut, it is spoken in the hamlet of [[Ulukhaktok]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inuinnaqtun.ca/about |title=Let's Speak Inuinnaqtun - About Us|access-date=2021-02-27}}</ref> where it is also known as ''[[Kangiryuarmiutun]]'', forming a part of Inuvialuktun.<ref>Inuvialuit Cultural Centre: ''[https://inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/languages Inuvialuit Digital Library – Language Resources]''</ref> It is written using the [[Latin script|Roman orthography]]<ref>[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] Original Voices: ''[https://www.cbc.ca/originalvoices/language/inuinnaqtun/ Inuinnaqtun]''</ref> except in Gjoa Haven, where [[Inuktitut syllabics|Inuit syllabics]] are used (as for [[Natsilingmiutut]]).

[[File:Nutqarrit - Stop sign in CYCB.JPG|thumb|Stop sign, "Nutqarrit" in Inuinnaqtun]]

|Goodbye || {{Lang|ikt|Ilaanilu}} || {{IPA|/ilaːnilu/|lang=ikt}}

|Good morning || {{Lang|ikt|Ublaami}} || {{IPA|/ublaːmi/|lang=ikt}}

| How are you? || {{Lang|ikt|Qanuritpin}} || {{IPA|/qanuɢitpin/|lang=ikt}}

|I am fine || {{Lang|ikt|Naammaktunga}} || {{IPA|/naːmːaktuŋa/|lang=ikt}}

|I am good || {{Lang|ikt|Nakuyunga}} || {{IPA|/nakujuŋa/|lang=ikt}}

|How about you? || {{Lang|ikt|Ilvittauq}} || {{IPA|/ilvitːauq/|lang=ikt}}

|What are you doing? || {{Lang|ikt|Huliyutin?}} || {{IPA|/hulijutin/|lang=ikt}}

|What are you going to do? || {{Lang|ikt|Huliniaqpin?}} || {{IPA|/huliniaqpin/|lang=ikt}}

|I'm not going to do anything || {{Lang|ikt|Huliniahuanngittunga}} || {{IPA|/huliniahuaŋːitːuŋa/|lang=ikt}}

|I love you || {{Lang|ikt|Piqpagiyagin}} || {{IPA|/piqpaɡijaɡin/|lang=ikt}}

|I don't know || {{Lang|ikt|Nauna}} || {{IPA|/nauna/|lang=ikt}}

|Yes/Yeah || {{Lang|ikt|Ii}} || {{IPA|/iː/|lang=ikt}}

|No || {{Lang|ikt|Imannaq}} || {{IPA|/imanːaq/|lang=ikt}}

|Who are you? || {{Lang|ikt|Kinauvin?}} || {{IPA|/kinauvin/|lang=ikt}}

|Where are you from? || {{Lang|ikt|Namirmiutauyutin?}} || {{IPA|/namiɢmiutaujutin/|lang=ikt}}

|Where am I? || {{Lang|ikt|Namiitunga?}} || {{IPA|/namiːtuŋa/|lang=ikt}}

|Who is that person? || {{Lang|ikt|Kina taamna?}} || {{IPA|/kina taːmna/|lang=ikt}}

|Where is the store? || {{Lang|ikt|Nauk niuvirvik?}} || {{IPA|/nauk niuviɢvik/|lang=ikt}}

|How much is this? || {{Lang|ikt|Una qaffitaalauyuk?}} || {{IPA|/una qafːitaːlaujuk/|lang=ikt}}

|Do you have a phone? || {{Lang|ikt|Talafuutiqaqtutin?}} || {{IPA|/talafuːtiqaqtutin/|lang=ikt}}

|Do you have a camera? || {{Lang|ikt|Piksaliutiqaqtutin?}} || {{IPA|/piksaliutiqaqtutin/|lang=ikt}}

|Can you cut this? || {{Lang|ikt|Una pilakaalaaqtan?}} || {{IPA|/una pilakaːlaːqtan/|lang=ikt}}

|Would you like to go for a walk? || {{Lang|ikt|Pihuuyarumayutin?}} || {{IPA|/pihuːjaɢumajutin/|lang=ikt}}

|This is nice || {{Lang|ikt|Una pinniqtuq}} || {{IPA|/una pinːiqtuq/|lang=ikt}}

|I am going to work || {{Lang|ikt|Havagiarniaqpunga}} || {{IPA|/havaɡiaɢniaqpuŋa/|lang=ikt}}

|I am going home now || {{Lang|ikt|Angilrauniaqpunga}} || {{IPA|/aŋilɢauniaqpuŋa/|lang=ikt}}

|I am hungry || {{Lang|ikt|Kaagliqpunga}} || {{IPA|/kaːɡliqpuŋa/|lang=ikt}}

|I need help (help me)|| {{Lang|ikt|Ikayullannga}} || {{IPA|/ikajulːaŋːa/|lang=ikt}}

|I like those || {{Lang|ikt|Aliagiyatka taapkua}} || {{IPA|/aliagijakta /taːpkua/|lang=ikt}}

|I will see you tomorrow || {{Lang|ikt|Aqaguttauq}} || {{IPA|/aqaɡutːauq/|lang=ikt}}

|My name is... || {{Lang|ikt|Atira...}} || {{IPA|/atiɢa/|lang=ikt}}

|I have a daughter || {{Lang|ikt|Paniqaqpunga}} || {{IPA|/paniqaqpuŋa/|lang=ikt}}

|I have a son || {{Lang|ikt|Irniqaqpunga}} || {{IPA|/iɢniqaqpuŋa/|lang=ikt}}

|Thanks || {{Lang|ikt|Quana}} || {{IPA|/quana/|lang=ikt}}

|Thank you || {{Lang|ikt|Quanaqqutin}} || {{IPA|/quanaqːutin/|lang=ikt}}

|Thank you very much || {{Lang|ikt|Quanaqpiaqqutin}} || {{IPA|/quanaqpiaqːutin/|lang=ikt}}

|You are welcome || {{Lang|ikt|Ilaali}} || {{IPA|/Ilaːli/|lang=ikt}}

|May I ask you a question? || {{Lang|ikt|Apirillaglagin?}} || {{IPA|/apiɢilːaɡlaɡin/|lang=ikt}}

|One || {{Lang|ikt|Atauhiq}} || {{IPA|/atauhiq/|lang=ikt}}

|Two || {{Lang|ikt|Malruuk}} || {{IPA|/malɢuːk/|lang=ikt}}

|Three || {{Lang|ikt|Pingahut}} || {{IPA|/piŋahut/|lang=ikt}}

|Four || {{Lang|ikt|Hitaman}} || {{IPA|/hitaman/|lang=ikt}}

|Five || {{Lang|ikt|Talliman}} || {{IPA|/talːiman/|lang=ikt}}

|Knife || {{Lang|ikt|Havik}} || {{IPA|/havik/|lang=ikt}}

|Fork || {{Lang|ikt|Kapuraut}} || {{IPA|/kapuɢaut/|lang=ikt}}

|Spoon || {{Lang|ikt|Aluut}} || {{IPA|/aluːt/|lang=ikt}}

|Plate || {{Lang|ikt|Akkiutaq}} || {{IPA|/akːiutaq/|lang=ikt}}

|Cup || {{Lang|ikt|Qallut}} || {{IPA|/qalːut/|lang=ikt}}

|That's all! || {{Lang|ikt|Taima!}} || {{IPA|/taima/|lang=ikt}}

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* [https://tusaalanga.ca/index.php/ Tuhaalanga: Learn Inuinnaqtun On-line]