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Inuktitut

Eskimo-Aleut

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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

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87 core words in Inuktitut

Water

ᐃᒪᖅ

imaq

Fire

ᐃᑯᒪ

ikuma

Sun

ᓯᕿᓂᖅ

siqiniq

Moon

ᑕᖅᑭᖅ

taqːiq

Star

ᐅᓪᓗᕆᐊᖅ

ulːuʁiaq

Night

ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖅ

unːuaq

Rain

ᓯᐊᓗᒃ

sialuk

Snow

ᐊᐳᑦ

aput

Wind

ᐊᓄᕆ

anuʁi

Earth

ᓄᓇ

nuna

Stone

ᐅᔭᕋᒃ

uˈjaʁak

Mountain

ᖃᖅᑲᖅ

qaqqaq

Sea

ᐃᒪᖅ

imaq

Mother

ᐊᓈᓇ

anaːna

Father

ᐊᑖᑕ

ataːta

Daughter

ᐸᓂᒃ

panik

I

ᐅᕙᖓ

uˈvaŋa

You

ᐃᕝᕕᑦ

ivːit

We

ᐅᕙᒍᑦ

uˈvaɡut

Name

ᐊᑎᖅ

aˈtiq

Person

ᐃᓄᒃ

inuk

Head

ᓂᐊᖁᖅ

niaquq

Eye

ᐃᔨ

iji

Ear

ᓯᐅᑦ

siut

Nose

ᕿᖓᖅ

qiŋaq

Mouth

ᖃᓂᖅ

qaniq

Tooth

ᑭᒍᑎᒃ

kiɡutik

Tongue

ᐅᖃᖅ

uqaq

Hand

ᐊᒡᒑᖅ

aɡːaːq

Foot

ᐃᑎᒐᒃ

itiɡak

Heart

ᐆᒻᒪᑦ

uːmːat

Bone

ᓴᐅᓂᖅ

sauniq

Blood

ᐊᐅᒃ

auk

Poop

ᐊᓇᖅ

anaq

Love

ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᒃ-

naɡliɡusuk

Tree

ᓇᐹᖅᑐᖅ

napaːqtuq

Dog

ᕿᒻᒥᖅ

qimːiq

Cat

ᐱᓯᒃᑎ

pisikti

Fish

ᐃᖃᓗᒃ

iqaluk

Bird

ᑎᖕᒥᐊᖅ

tiŋmiaq

Butterfly

ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᑖᖅ

taʁːalikitaːq

Egg

ᒪᓐᓂᒃ

manːik

Bear

ᓇᓄᖅ

nanuq

Horse

ᕿᒻᒥᕐᔪᐊᖅ

qimːiʁjuaq

House

ᐃᒡᓗ

iɡlu

Milk

ᐃᒻᒧᒃ

imːuk

Honey

ᒥᓲᑦᑕᒐᖅ

misuːttaɡaq

Salt

ᑕᕆᐅᖅ

taʁiuq

Wine

ᐅᐂᓂ

uvaːni

Iron

ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃ

saviʁajak

Wheel

ᐊᒃᓴᓗᐊᖅ

aksaluaq

Book

ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦ

qimiʁːuat

Eat

ᓂᕆ-

niʁi

Drink

ᐃᒥᖅ-

imiq

Sleep

ᓯᓂᒃ

siˈnik

One

ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ

atausiq

Two

ᒪᕐᕈᒃ

maʁːuk

Three

ᐱᖓᓱᑦ

piŋasut

Four

ᓯᑕᒪᑦ

sitamat

Five

ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ

tallimat

Hello

ᐊᐃ

aj

Thank you

ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ

nakuʁmiːk

Good

ᐱᐅᔪᖅ

piujuq

New

ᓄᑖᖅ

nutaːq

Red

ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᖅ

aupaqtuq

White

ᖃᑯᖅᑕᖅ

qakuqtaq

Black

ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑐᖅ

qiʁniqtuq

Green

ᐆᔭᐅᔭᖅ

uːjaujaq

Blue

ᑐᖑᔪᖅᑐᖅ

tuŋujuqtuq

Computer

ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᖅ

qaʁasaujaq

Tea

ᑏ

tiː

Coffee

ᑳᐱ

kaːpi

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Eskimo-Aleut

Meaning InuktitutInupiaqGreenlandicCentral Siberian YupikCentral Alaskan YupikQuechuaTuvaluan
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/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Inuktitut
ᐅᕙᖓ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒥ ᑕᑯᔭᕋ ᐊᑎᒋᒃ ᐊᑎᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

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