Western Canadian Inuit (Western Inuktitut , Western Canadian Inuit , Western Canadian Inuktitut; Western Canadian Inuktitut, Western Canadian Inuit, Western Canadian Inupik) is one of two Inuit languages spoken throughout Canada. Includes the following dialects (from west to east):
- siglitic dialect (mackenzie, siglitun) - an endangered dialect east of the Mackenzie delta in the north of the Northwest Territories (previously also in the north of the Yukon); included in the concept of " inuvialuktun "
- Copper dialect ( inuinnaktun , copper, kitlinermiut) - about. Victoria and the adjacent coast (2 thousand people); including the Kangiryuarmiutun dialect included in the concept of “ inuvialuktun ”
- netsilik dialect (natsilik, natsilingmiutut)
- Caribou
| West Canadian Inuit | |
|---|---|
| Self name | - |
| Country | Canada |
| Regions | Nunavut , Northwest Territories |
| Total number of speakers | OK. 4 thousand people |
| Status | in danger |
| Classification | |
| Category | Languages of North America |
Eskimo-Aleut family
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| Writing | canadian syllable , latin |
| Language Codes | |
| GOST 7.75–97 | Inc. 217 |
| ISO 639-1 | iu |
| ISO 639-2 | iku |
| ISO 639-3 | ikt |
Spreading Inuit