ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
Inuktitut
Eskimo-Aleut
Also known as: Inuktitut
Inuktitut is the major Inuit language of Canada, polysynthetic in structure (single words can express full sentences). It is written in both Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics (qaniujaaqpait, used in eastern Nunavut) and Latin script (qaliujaaqpait, used in western communities and Labrador). Co-official in Nunavut since 1999.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Inuktitut
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| Meaning | Inuktitut | Inupiaq | Greenlandic | Central Siberian Yupik | Central Alaskan Yupik | Quechua | Tuvaluan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ᐃᒪᖅ /imaq/ | imiq /imiq/ | imeq /imeq/ | мыӄ /mɨq/ | meq /məq/ | yaku /jaku/ | vai /vai/ |
| Fire | ᐃᑯᒪ /ikuma/ | igniq /iɡniq/ | inneq /inːeq/ | кыныӄ /kɨnɨq/ | keneq /kənəq/ | nina /nina/ | afi /afi/ |
| Sun | ᓯᕿᓂᖅ /siqiniq/ | siqiñiq /siqiɲiq/ | seqineq /seqineq/ | сиӄиныӄ /siqinɨq/ | akerta /akəʁta/ | inti /inti/ | laa /laː/ |
| Moon | ᑕᖅᑭᖅ /taqːiq/ | tatqiq /tatqiq/ | qaammat /qaːmːat/ | танӄиӄ /tanqiq/ | iraluq /iraluq/ | killa /kiʎa/ | masina /masina/ |
| Star | ᐅᓪᓗᕆᐊᖅ /ulːuʁiaq/ | uvluġiaq /uvluʁiaq/ | ulloriaq /uɬːoʁiaq/ | иӷалыӄытаӄ /iɣalɨqɨtaq/ | agyaq /aɣjaq/ | quyllur /ˈqujʎuɾ/ | fetū /fetuː/ |
| Night | ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖅ /unːuaq/ | unnuaq /unːuaq/ | unnuaq /unːuaq/ | унук /unuk/ | unuk /unuk/ | tuta /tuta/ | pō /poː/ |
| Rain | ᓯᐊᓗᒃ /sialuk/ | siḷaluk /siʎaluk/ | sialuk /sialuk/ | ныпсюк /nɨpsjuk/ | ellalluk /əɬːaɬuk/ | para /ˈpaɾa/ | ua /ua/ |
| Snow | ᐊᐳᑦ /aput/ | apun /apun/ | aput /aput/ | анигу /aniɣu/ | qanikcaq /qaniktʃaq/ | ritʼi /ɾitʼi/ | kiona /kiona/ |
| Wind | ᐊᓄᕆ /anuʁi/ | anuġi /anuʁi/ | anori /anoʁi/ | ануӄа /anuqa/ | anuqa /anuqa/ | wayra /ˈwajɾa/ | matagi /mataŋi/ |
| Earth | ᓄᓇ /nuna/ | nuna /nuna/ | nuna /nuna/ | нуна /nuna/ | nuna /nuna/ | allpa /aʎpa/ | kelekele /kelekele/ |
| Stone | ᐅᔭᕋᒃ /uˈjaʁak/ | uyaġak /ujaʁak/ | ujarak /uˈjaʁak/ | уйӷак /ujɣak/ | teggalquq /təxalquq/ | rumi /ˈɾumi/ | fatu /fatu/ |
| Mountain | ᖃᖅᑲᖅ /qaqqaq/ | iġġi /iʁːi/ | qaqqaq /qaqːaq/ | найӷаӄ /najɣaq/ | ingriq /iŋʁiq/ | urqu /ˈuɾqu/ | mauga /mauŋa/ |
| Sea | ᐃᒪᖅ /imaq/ | taġiuq /taʁiuq/ | imaq /imaq/ | имаӄ /imaq/ | imarpik /imaʁpik/ | mama qucha /mama ˈqutʃa/ | tai /tai/ |
| Mother | ᐊᓈᓇ /anaːna/ | aaka /aːka/ | anaana /anaːna/ | на /na/ | aana /aːna/ | mama /mama/ | maatua /maːtua/ |
| Father | ᐊᑖᑕ /ataːta/ | aapa /aːpa/ | ataata /ataːta/ | ата /ata/ | aata /aːta/ | tayta /tajta/ | tamana /tamana/ |
| Daughter | ᐸᓂᒃ /panik/ | panik /panik/ | panik /panik/ | паник /panik/ | panik /panik/ | ususi /uˈsusi/ | tama fafine /tama fafine/ |
| I | ᐅᕙᖓ /uˈvaŋa/ | uvaŋa /uvaŋa/ | uanga /uaŋa/ | ху̌аӈа /xwaŋa/ | wiinga /wiːŋa/ | ñuqa /ˈɲuqa/ | au /au/ |
| You | ᐃᕝᕕᑦ /ivːit/ | ilviñ /ilviɲ/ | illit /iɬːit/ | ылъпык /ɨɬpɨk/ | elpet /əɬpət/ | qam /qam/ | koe /koe/ |
| We | ᐅᕙᒍᑦ /uˈvaɡut/ | uvagut /uvaɡut/ | uagut /uaɣut/ | ху̌аӈкута /xwaŋkuta/ | wangkuta /waŋkuta/ | ñuqanchik / ñuqayku /ɲuˈqantʃik / ɲuˈqajku/ | tātou / mātou /taːtou / maːtou/ |
| Name | ᐊᑎᖅ /aˈtiq/ | atiq /atiq/ | ateq /atəq/ | атыӄ /atɨq/ | ateq /atəq/ | suti /ˈsuti/ | igoa /iŋoa/ |
| Person | ᐃᓄᒃ /inuk/ | iñuk /iɲuk/ | inuk /inuk/ | юк /juk/ | yuk /juk/ | runa /ˈɾuna/ | tino /tino/ |
| Head | ᓂᐊᖁᖅ /niaquq/ | — | niaqoq /niaqoq/ | насӄуӄ /nasquq/ | nasquq /nasquq/ | uma /ˈuma/ | ulu /ulu/ |
| Eye | ᐃᔨ /iji/ | iri /iri/ | isi /isi/ | ия /ija/ | ii /iː/ | ñawi /ɲawi/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ear | ᓯᐅᑦ /siut/ | siun /siun/ | siut /siut/ | — | ciun /tʃiun/ | rinri /ɾinɾi/ | taliga /taliŋa/ |
| Nose | ᕿᖓᖅ /qiŋaq/ | qiŋaq /qiŋaq/ | qingaq /qiŋaq/ | ӄыӈаӄ /qɨŋaq/ | qengaq /qəŋaq/ | sinqa /ˈsinqa/ | isu /isu/ |
| Mouth | ᖃᓂᖅ /qaniq/ | qaniq /qaniq/ | qaneq /qaneq/ | ӄагыӄ /qaɡɨq/ | qaneq /qanəq/ | simi /ˈsimi/ | gutu /ŋutu/ |
| Tooth | ᑭᒍᑎᒃ /kiɡutik/ | kigun /kiɡun/ | kigut /kiɣut/ | хута /xuta/ | keggun /kəxun/ | kiru /kiɾu/ | nifo /nifo/ |
| Tongue | ᐅᖃᖅ /uqaq/ | uqaq /uqaq/ | oqaq /oqaq/ | улю /ulʲu/ | uluq /uluq/ | qallu /qaʎu/ | alelo /alelo/ |
| Hand | ᐊᒡᒑᖅ /aɡːaːq/ | argak /arɡak/ | assak /asːak/ | иха /ixa/ | unan /unan/ | maki /maki/ | lima /lima/ |
| Foot | ᐃᑎᒐᒃ /itiɡak/ | isigak /isiɡak/ | isigak /isiɣak/ | итыӷаӄ /itɨɣaq/ | itʼgaq /itʼɣaq/ | chaki /tʃaki/ | vae /vae/ |
| Heart | ᐆᒻᒪᑦ /uːmːat/ | uumman /uːmːan/ | uummat /uːmːat/ | иӽсяӄуӄ /iχsjaquq/ | ircaquq /irtʃaquq/ | sunqu /suŋqu/ | fatu /fatu/ |
| Bone | ᓴᐅᓂᖅ /sauniq/ | sauniq /sauniq/ | saaneq /saːneq/ | нэӄваӄ /nəqʷaq/ | eneq /ənəq/ | tullu /tuʎu/ | ivi /ivi/ |
| Blood | ᐊᐅᒃ /auk/ | auk /auk/ | aak /aːk/ | ау̌к /awk/ | auk /auk/ | yawar /jawaɾ/ | toto /toto/ |
| Poop | ᐊᓇᖅ /anaq/ | — | anaq /anaq/ | — | anaq /anaq/ | aka /aka/ | tae /tae/ |
| Love | ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᒃ- /naɡliɡusuk/ | piqpakkun /piqpakːun/ | asavaa /asavaː/ | пиниӄаӄа /piniqaqa/ | kenka /kənka/ | munay /munaj/ | alofa /alofa/ |
| Tree | ᓇᐹᖅᑐᖅ /napaːqtuq/ | napaaqtuq /napaːqtuq/ | orpik /oʁpik/ | уӄфиӽаӄ /uqfiχaq/ | napa /napa/ | sacha /satʃa/ | laakau /laːkau/ |
| Dog | ᕿᒻᒥᖅ /qimːiq/ | qimmiq /qimːiq/ | qimmeq /qimːeq/ | ӄикмиӄ /qikmiq/ | qimugta /qimuɣta/ | allqu /aʎqu/ | kuli /kuli/ |
| Cat | ᐱᓯᒃᑎ /pisikti/ | pusiuraq /pusiuraq/ | qitsuk /qitsuk/ | пуси /pusi/ | kuskaq /kuskaq/ | misi /misi/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Fish | ᐃᖃᓗᒃ /iqaluk/ | iqaluk /iqaluk/ | aalisagaq /aːlisaɣaq/ | иӄалъюк /iqaɬjuk/ | neqa /nəqa/ | challwa /tʃaʎwa/ | ika /ika/ |
| Bird | ᑎᖕᒥᐊᖅ /tiŋmiaq/ | tiŋmiaq /tiŋmiaq/ | timmiaq /timːiaq/ | ӄау̌ак /qawak/ | tengmiaq /təŋmiaq/ | pisqu /pisqu/ | manu /manu/ |
| Butterfly | ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ /taʁːalikitaːq/ | — | pakkaluaq /pakːaluaq/ | яӄылъыӈытаӄ /jaqɨtɬɨŋɡɨtaq/ | caqelngataq /tʃaqəlŋataq/ | pillpintu /piʎpintu/ | pepe /pepe/ |
| Egg | ᒪᓐᓂᒃ /manːik/ | mannik /manːik/ | mannik /manːik/ | маник /manik/ | kayangaq /kajaˈŋaq/ | runtu /ˈɾuntu/ | fuamoa /fuamoa/ |
| Bear | ᓇᓄᖅ /nanuq/ | akłaq /akɬaq/ | nanoq /nanoq/ | кайӈа /kajŋa/ | taqukaq /taqukaq/ | ukumari /ukumaɾi/ | pea /pea/ |
| Horse | ᕿᒻᒥᕐᔪᐊᖅ /qimːiʁjuaq/ | tuttuqpak /tutːuqpak/ | hiisti /hiːsti/ | кони /kɔni/ | kuuniq /kuːniq/ | kawallu /kaˈwaʎu/ | solofanua /solofanua/ |
| House | ᐃᒡᓗ /iɡlu/ | iglu /iɡlu/ | illu /iɬːu/ | мыӈтыӷаӄ /mɨŋtɨɣaq/ | ena /əna/ | wasi /wasi/ | fale /fale/ |
| Milk | ᐃᒻᒧᒃ /imːuk/ | immuk /imːuk/ | immuk /imːuk/ | мамаӄ /mamaq/ | mulukʼuuq /mulukʔuːq/ | lichi /ˈlitʃi/ | susu /susu/ |
| Honey | ᒥᓲᑦᑕᒐᖅ /misuːttaɡaq/ | — | tungusunnitsuut /tuŋusunːitsuːt/ | ӄуӷля /quɣlʲa/ | paatakaaq /paːtakaːq/ | miskʼi /miskʼi/ | hani /hani/ |
| Salt | ᑕᕆᐅᖅ /taʁiuq/ | taġiuq /taʁiuq/ | taratsut /taʁatsut/ | таӷьюӄ /taɣjuq/ | taryuq /taʁjuq/ | kachi /ˈkatʃi/ | masima /masima/ |
| Wine | ᐅᐂᓂ /uvaːni/ | misuġuq /misuʁuq/ | viinni /viːnːi/ | вино /vinɔ/ | — | vino /ˈbino/ | uaina /uaina/ |
| Iron | ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃ /saviʁajak/ | saviksraq /savikʂaq/ | savimineq /savimineq/ | — | cavik /tʃavik/ | qʼillay /ˈqʼiʎaj/ | fiti /fiti/ |
| Wheel | ᐊᒃᓴᓗᐊᖅ /aksaluaq/ | aksraligaun /akʐaliɡaun/ | assakaasoq /asːakaːsoq/ | — | akalria /akaɬʁia/ | rueda /ɾweda/ | teka /teka/ |
| Book | ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦ /qimiʁːuat/ | makpiġaat /makpiʁaːt/ | atuagaq /atuaɣaq/ | игаӄ /iɡaq/ | naaqerkaq /naːqəʁkaq/ | liwru /ˈliwɾu/ | tusi /tusi/ |
| Eat | ᓂᕆ- /niʁi/ | niġiruq /niʁiruq/ | nerivoq /neʁivoq/ | ныӷаӄуӄ /nɨɣaquq/ | nerʼuq /nerʔuq/ | mikhuy /mikʰuj/ | kai /kai/ |
| Drink | ᐃᒥᖅ- /imiq/ | imiġuq /imiʁuq/ | imerpoq /imeʁpoq/ | мыӷаӄуӄ /mɨɣaquq/ | mertuq /məʁtuq/ | upyay /upjaj/ | inu /inu/ |
| Sleep | ᓯᓂᒃ /siˈnik/ | siñiktuq /siɲiktuq/ | sinippoq /siˈnippɔq/ | ӄаваӷаӄуӄ /qavaɣaquq/ | qavartuq /qavaʁtuq/ | puñuy /puˈɲuj/ | moe /moe/ |
| One | ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ /atausiq/ | atausiq /atausiq/ | ataaseq /ataːseq/ | атасиӄ /atasiq/ | atauciq /atautʃiq/ | huk /huk/ | tasi /tasi/ |
| Two | ᒪᕐᕈᒃ /maʁːuk/ | malġuk /malʁuk/ | marluk /maɬːuk/ | малӷук /malɣuk/ | malruk /maɬʁuk/ | iskay /ˈiskaj/ | lua /lua/ |
| Three | ᐱᖓᓱᑦ /piŋasut/ | piŋasut /piŋasut/ | pingasut /piŋasut/ | пиӈают /piŋajut/ | pingayun /piŋajun/ | kimsa /kimsa/ | tolu /tolu/ |
| Four | ᓯᑕᒪᑦ /sitamat/ | sisamat /sisamat/ | sisamat /sisamat/ | ыстамат /ɨstamat/ | cetaman /tʃətaman/ | tawa /tawa/ | fā /faː/ |
| Five | ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ /tallimat/ | tallimat /talːimat/ | tallimat /taɬːimat/ | талъимат /taɬimat/ | talliman /taɬiman/ | pichqa /ˈpitʃqa/ | lima /lima/ |
| Hello | ᐊᐃ /aj/ | aluu /aluː/ | aluu /aluː/ | аипак /aipak/ | waqaa /waqaː/ | allillanchu /aʎiʎantʃu/ | taalofa /taːlofa/ |
| Thank you | ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ /nakuʁmiːk/ | quyanaq /qujanaq/ | qujanaq /qujanaq/ | игамсиӄанаӄ /iɡamsiqanaq/ | quyana /qujana/ | sulpayki /sulpajki/ | fakafetai /fakafetai/ |
| Good | ᐱᐅᔪᖅ /piujuq/ | nakuuruq /nakuːruq/ | ajunngilaq /ajuŋːilaq/ | пинилӷи /pinilɣi/ | assirtuq /asːirtuq/ | allin /aʎin/ | lei /lei/ |
| New | ᓄᑖᖅ /nutaːq/ | nutaaq /nutaːq/ | nutaaq /nutaːq/ | нутаӷаӄ /nutaɣaq/ | nutaraq /nutaraq/ | musuq /ˈmusuq/ | fou /fou/ |
| Red | ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᖅ /aupaqtuq/ | kaviqsaaq /kaviqsaːq/ | aappaluttoq /aːpːalutːoq/ | кавилӈуӄ /kavilŋuq/ | kavirliq /kavirɬiq/ | puka /puka/ | kula /kula/ |
| White | ᖃᑯᖅᑕᖅ /qakuqtaq/ | qatiqtuq /qatiqtuq/ | qaqortoq /qaqoχtoq/ | ӄатылӷи /qatɨlɣi/ | qatellria /qatəɬʁia/ | yuraq /ˈjuɾaq/ | kena /kena/ |
| Black | ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑐᖅ /qiʁniqtuq/ | — | qernertoq /qeɴːeχtoq/ | тагнылӷи /taɡnɨlɣi/ | tungulria /tuŋuɬʁia/ | yana /jana/ | uli /uli/ |
| Green | ᐆᔭᐅᔭᖅ /uːjaujaq/ | suŋaaqtaaq /suŋaːqtaːq/ | qorsuk /qoχsuk/ | ӄигуӷмылӈуӄ /qiɡuɣmɨlŋuq/ | cungagliq /tʃuŋaɣɬiq/ | qʼomer /qʼomeɾ/ | lanu lau niu /lanu lau niu/ |
| Blue | ᑐᖑᔪᖅᑐᖅ /tuŋujuqtuq/ | suŋauraaq /suŋauʁaːq/ | tungujorpoq /tuŋuˈjɔʁpɔq/ | сюӈаӷьюкыӽтаӄ /sjuŋɣajukɨxˈtaq/ | qiugliq /qiuɣɬiq/ | anqas /aŋqas/ | lanu moana /lanu moana/ |
| Computer | ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᖅ /qaʁasaujaq/ | qaqasauraq /qaqasauraq/ | qarasaasiaq /qaʁasaːsiaq/ | — | naaqsuun /naːqsuːn/ | antañiqiq /antaɲiqiq/ | komupiuta /komupiuta/ |
| Tea | ᑏ /tiː/ | saiyu /saiju/ | tii /tiː/ | — | caayuq /tʃaːjuq/ | tiy /tij/ | tī /tiː/ |
| Coffee | ᑳᐱ /kaːpi/ | kuukpiaq /kuːkpiaq/ | kaffi /kafːi/ | — | kuuvviaq /kuːvːiaq/ | kaphiy /kapʰij/ | kofe /kofe/ |
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