Inuktitut, Greenlandic

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A language of Greenland

ISO 639-3
kal
Alternate Names
Greenlandic, Kalaallisut
Population

50,000 in Greenland (2007 I. Larsen). 3,000 East Greenlandic, 44,000 West Greenlandic, 800 North Greenlandic. Population total all countries: 57,000.

Location

About 80 communities of populations over 10. Also in Denmark (Greenlandic Kalaallisut).

Language Status

1 (National). Statutory national language (1978, Home Rule Act No. 577 of 29 November, Article 9.1).

Classification
Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo, Inuit-Inupiaq
Dialects

East Greenlandic, Iniktun (Inuktun, North Greenlandic, “Polar Eskimo” , Thule Inuit), West Greenlandic. Dialects border on being different languages (1995 M. Krauss).

Language Use

Vigorous in Greenland. Also use Danish [dan].

Language Development
Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Bible: 1900.
Writing
Latin script.

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