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Inuktitut

American  
[ih-nook-ti-toot, ih-nyook-] / ɪˈnʊk tɪˌtʊt, ɪˈnjʊk- /
Or Inuktituut

noun

  1. a dialect of Inuit, spoken in the Canadian Arctic.


Inuktitut British  
/ ɪˈnʊktɪˌtʊt /

noun

  1. the language of the Inuit

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Etymology

Origin of Inuktitut

from Inuktitut inuk man + titut speech

Example Sentences

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Agguttinni means "where the prevailing wind occurs" in the Inuktitut local dialect.

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2024

A local council of elders known as the Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Katimajiit were consulted, and they gave Tiktaalik its name, which translates to a large freshwater fish that lives in the shallows, in Inuktitut.

From New York Times Apr. 29, 2022

Microsoft’s text translation service recently added Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut, spoken in the Canadian Arctic, and grassroots artificial intelligence researchers are doing similar projects throughout the Americas and beyond.

From Seattle Times Feb. 28, 2022

Simon, a former diplomat who speaks English and Inuktitut, said she planned to learn French.

From Washington Post Nov. 12, 2021

Ms Simon is bilingual in English and Inuktitut - but not French.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2021

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