The Inuit languages are a closely related group of indigenous American languages traditionally spoken across the North American Arctic and the adjacent subarctic regions as far south as …

Inuit language, the northeastern division of the Eskimo languages of the Eskimo-Aleut (Eskaleut) language family spoken in northern Alaska, Canada, and Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat).

Mar 31, 2025 · It provides an overview of the vitality, acquisition and use of Indigenous languages that belong to the Inuktut (Inuit) language family. The following languages are covered: …

About 33,790 people in Canada speak an Inuit language as their mother tongue. Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun and Inuvialuktun are the primary languages within the Inuit language family (2).

The Inuit languages are a closely related group of indigenous American languages traditionally spoken across the North American Arctic and the adjacent subarctic regions as far south as …

Nov 6, 2024 · A rich tapestry of Arctic voices, the Inuit languages trace their roots to the Thule people's migration around 1300 AD. Over centuries, these languages evolved into distinct …

Alaska is home to about 13,500 Inupiat, of whom about 3,000, mostly over age 40, speak the language. The Canadian Inuit population of 31,000 includes about 24,000 speakers. In …

Inuktitut is a member of the Eskimo-Aleut language family which is spoken across the entire northern span of North America, forming what is called a linguistic chain--each Inuktitut dialect …

Although Nunatsiavut claims over 4,000 inhabitants of Inuit descent, only 550 reported Inuktitut to be their native language in the 2001 census, mostly in the town of Nain.

Aug 22, 2025 · There are several dialects of Inuit languages, including Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, and Yupik. Inuktitut is the most widely spoken Inuit language, with over 50,000 speakers in Canada …