Inuinnaqtun
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Inuinnaqtun is an indigenous Inuit language of Canada
Canada
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 and a dialect of Inuvialuktun. It is related very closely to Inuktitut
Inuktitut
Inuktitut or Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, Eastern Canadian Inuit language is the name of some of the Inuit languages spoken in Canada...

, and some scholars, such as Richard Condon
Richard Guy Condon
Rick Condon was an American anthropologist who specialized in the study of Inuit. He was curator of the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and editor of the international journal, Arctic Anthropology.-Early years:...

, believe that Inuinnaqtun is more appropriately classified as a dialect of Inuktitut. The governments of the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
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 and Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

 recognise Inuinnaqtun as an official language in addition to Inuktitut. The Nunavut Official Languages Act, passed by the Senate of Canada on June 11, 2009, recognized Inuinnaqtun as one of the official languages of Nunavut.

Inuinnaqtun is used primarily in the communities of Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk in the western Kitikmeot Region
Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut
Kitikmeot Region is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the southern and eastern parts of Victoria Island with the adjacent part of the mainland as far as the Boothia Peninsula, together with King William Island and the southern portion of Prince of Wales Island...

 of Nunavut. Outside of Nunavut, it is spoken in the hamlet
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 of Ulukhaktok, where it is called Kangiryuarmiutun
Kangiryuarmiutun
The Kangiryuarmiut dialect, or Kangiryuarmiutun , is the name of the dialect of Inuit language spoken in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada by Kangiryuarmiut people of Copper Inuit. The dialect is part of the Inuvialuktun language...

. It is written using the Latin alphabet
Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most recognized alphabet used in the world today. It evolved from a western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, which was adopted and modified by the Etruscans who ruled early Rome...

.

Inuinnaqtun phrases

English Inuinnaqtun pronunciation
Goodbye Ublaakun /ublaːkun/
Good morning Ublaami /ublaːmi/
How are you? Qanuritpin /qanuɢitpin/
I am fine Naammaktunga /naːmːatuŋa/
I am good Nakuyunga /nakujuŋa/
How about you? Ilvittauq /ilvitːauq/
What are you doing? Huliyutin? /hulijutin/
What are you going to do? Huliniaqpin? /huliniaqpin/
I'm not going to do anything Huliniahuanngittunga /huliniahuanŋitːuŋa/
I love you Piqpagiyagin /piqpaɡijaɡin/
I don't know Nauna /nauna/
Yes/Yeah Ii /iː/
No Imannaq /imanːaq/
Who are you? Kinauvin? /kinauvin/
Where are you from? Namirmiutauyutin? /namiɢmiutaujutin/
Where am I? Namiitunga? /namiːtuŋa/
Who is that person? Kina taamna? /kina taːmna/
Where is the store? Nauk niuvirvik? /nauk niuviɢvik/
How much is this? Una qaffitaalauyuk? /una qafːitaːlaujuk/
Do you have a phone? Talafuutiqaqtutin? /talafuːtiqaqtutin/
Do you have a camera? Piksaliutiqaqtutin? /piksaliutiqaqtutin/
Can you cut this? Una pilakaalaaqtan? /una pilakaːlaːqtan/
Would you like to go for a walk? Pihuuyarumayutin? /pihuːjaɢumajutin/
This is nice Una pinniqtuq /una pinːiqtuq/
I am going to work Havagiarniaqpunga /havaɡiaɢniaqpuŋa/
I am going home now Angilrauniaqpunga /aŋilɢauniaqpuŋa/
I am hungry Kaagliqpunga /kaːɡliqpuŋa/
I need help (help me) Ikayullannga /ikajulːanŋa/
I like those Aliagiyatka taapkua /aliagijakta /taːpkua/
I will see you tomorrow Aqaguttauq /aqaɡutːauq/
My name is... Atira ... /atiɢa/
I have a daughter Paniqaqpunga /paniqaqpuŋa/
I have a son Irniqaqpunga /iɢniqaqpuŋa/
Thanks Quana /quana/
Thank-you Quanaqqutin /quanaqːutin/
Thank-you very much Quanaqpiaqqutin /quanaqpiaqːutin/
You are welcome Naammaktak /naːmːaktak/
May I ask you a question? Apirillaglagin? /apiɢilːaɡlaɡin/
One Atauhiq /atauhiq/
Two Malruuk /malɢuːk/
Three Pingahut /piŋahut/
Four Hitaman /hitaman/
Five Talliman /talliman/
Knife Havik /havik/
Fork Kauraut /kauɢaut/
Spoon Aluut /aluːt/
Plate Akkiutaq /akkiutaq/
Cup Qallut /qallut/
That's all! Taima! /taima/

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