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It is one of the aboriginal languages written with Canadian Aboriginal syllabics. [4] It is recognized as an official language in Nunavut alongside Inuinnaqtun and both languages are known collectively as Inuktut. Further, it is recognized as one of eight official native tongues in the Northwest Territories. [5]
The Government of Nunavut says that Inuktut encompasses the Inuit languages of Nunavut. The term is often used specifically to refer to the Inuit languages of Nunavut: [4] [5] Inuinnaqtun, spoken in Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk, and Inuktitut, spoken in the other communities in Nunavut. [6]
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada's three territories have all given official status to more than one language. In the case of New Brunswick, this means perfect equality. In the other cases, the recognition sometimes amounts to a formal recognition of official languages, but limited services in official languages other than English.
In Canada, the word Inuktitut is routinely used to refer to all Canadian variants of the Inuit traditional language, and it is under that name that it is recognised as one of the official languages of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
At the time of the census, only English and French were counted as official languages. Figures shown are for single-language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses. [66] In the 2016 census it was reported that 2,045 people (5.8%) living in Nunavut had no knowledge of either official language of Canada (English or French ...
Inuktitut syllabics (Inuktitut: ᖃᓂᐅᔮᖅᐸᐃᑦ, romanized: qaniujaaqpait, [2] or ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖅ ᓄᑖᖅ, titirausiq nutaaq) is an abugida-type writing system used in Canada by the Inuktitut-speaking Inuit of the territory of Nunavut and the Nunavik and Nunatsiavut regions of Quebec and Labrador, respectively.
The government of Nunavut recognises Inuinnaqtun as an official language in addition to Inuktitut, and together sometimes referred to as Inuktut. [2] [5] 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. [3]
Inuvialuktun, Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut constitute three of the eleven official languages of the Northwest Territories. [5] Inuinnaqtun is also official alongside Inuktitut in Nunavut. [10] The Inuvialuktun dialects are seriously endangered, [11] as English has in recent years become the common language of the community. Surveys of Inuktitut ...