Inuktitut, Eastern Canadian
A language of Canada
| Population | 14,000 (1991 L. Kaplan). All Inuktitut varieties 32,775. Ethnic population: 17,500 (1991 L. Kaplan). |
| Region | West of Hudson Bay, east through Baffin Island, Quebec, and Labrador. |
| Language map |
Canada |
| Alternate names | “Eastern Arctic Eskimo” , “Eastern Canadian Eskimo” , Inuit |
| Dialects | Mittimatalik (“Baffinland Eskimo” ), Labrador Inuttut (Labrador Inuttitut, “Labrador Eskimo” ), Rigolet Inuttut, Tarramiut (“Quebec Eskimo” ). |
| Classification | Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo, Inuit A member of macrolanguage Inuktitut [iku] (Canada). |
| Language use | Vigorous except in Labrador, where less than half are speakers. In Labrador average is over 20 years old; possibly a few children at Nain. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible: 1826–1871. |
| Writing system | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script, uses eastern finals. |
| Comments | In Northern Quebec and the Northwest Territories to the Central Arctic, it is spoken by over 90% of the population. Inuit is the name of the people, Inuktitut of the language. |
Ethnologue: Web |
Ethnologue: Print |
Bibliography |
Publications Catalog |
Software |
Email Updates
Who we are |
Shopping cart |
Site search |
Site map |
Home
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | External links
Copyright © 2012 SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics)
