Inuktitut
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Inuktitut
from Inuktitut inuk man + titut speech
Example Sentences
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In Nunavut, one of Canada's three northern territories, the majority-Inuit population speak Inuktitut.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025
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, who is fluent in Inuktitut and English, said she is “deeply committed” to learning French.
From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2021
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