Inuktitut
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Inuktitut
from Inuktitut inuk man + titut speech
Example Sentences
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The name "itjilik," which means "frosty" or "frost" in Inuktitut, reflects the species' Arctic origins.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
In Nunavut, one of Canada's three northern territories, the majority-Inuit population speak Inuktitut.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025
Yet another was written entirely in Inuktitut, an Indigenous language spoken in northern Canada, far from Alaska.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2023
He delivered his remarks in his native Spanish, translated to English and Inuktitut, in this remote region 200 miles from the Arctic Circle, where residential schools transformed life for the majority-Inuit population.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022
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
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