In the late 1800s, a man named edmund peck introduced a system of syllabic writing to the inuit. If you just want a few simple words and phrases before going abroad, rhythms is all you. We also offer services for inuktitut interpretation, voiceovers, transcriptions, and multilingual search engine optimization. Inuit language, the northeastern division of the eskimo languages, spoken in northern alaska, canada, and greenland. The author would like to thank heather campbell, language and culture coordinator, inuit. Written in english and in inuktituk, the language of canadas inuit people, the book is accompanied by a cd, which includes a reading in both languages and a performance by susan. Glosbe is a collaborative project and every one can add and remove translations. Nunavut educators free resources in inuktitut and other languages for parents and teachers. Jackson school of international studies, university of washington, seattle. Each of these has many, many properties in common with all the other dialects but there are also very important differences in pronunciation, grammar and basic lexical items.
Qaujimaviit a series of educational, yet entertaining, videos for people who are interested in inuktitut and want to learn more about the subtleties of this language. Inuktitut simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. East greenlandic, greenlandic, greenlandic inuktitut, greenlandic kalaallisut, kalaallisut, north greenlandic, polar eskimo, thule inuit, west greenlandic. Categories with terms derived from inuktitut in various specific languages. Free language resources and activities for parents and teachers, including recipes, colouring sheets, puzzles, and a guide to making your own books by hand. The traditional language of the inuit is a system of closely interrelated dialects that are not readily comprehensible from one end of the inuit world to the other, and some people do not think of it as a single language but rather as a group of languages. It is an official language in nunavut and the northwest territories. Inuktitut is the name of some of the inuit languages spoken in northernmost canada, and recognised as an official language in nunavut, the northwest territories, and in nunavik a part of quebec, and has recognition in nunatsiavut. East greenlandic, greenlandic, greenlandic inuktitut, greenlandic kalaallisut, kalaallisut, north greenlandic, polar eskimo, thule inuit. Inuktitut translation services language marketplace. Inuktitut synonyms, inuktitut pronunciation, inuktitut translation, english dictionary definition of inuktitut. It is the official language of nunavut and nunavik. Inuit, which means the people or the real people, is used as a name for the language.
Inuktitut is the name of the varieties of inuit language spoken in canada. While almost everyone in iqaluit speaks english, we encourage our guests from the south to embrace the culture and preserve the inuktitut language. Simple words and phrases are set to a varied pattern of rhythms and music designed to help you learn and to keep you engaged so that you wont just switch off after five minutes. It is spoken in all areas north of the tree line, including parts of the. Inuktitut has no descendants or varieties listed in wiktionarys language data modules.
Nov 20, 2019 inuktitut is an indigenous language in north america spoken in the canadian arctic. This code is based on representing the syllabics orientation. It might best be understood as a spectrum of dialects that vary enormously. Inuktitut tusaalanga welcome to tusaalanga inuktut. Nunatsiavut said the book contest will fill a gap in demand for inuktitutlanguage reading material. An aboriginal carol is certain to become a classic. Inuit, which means the people or the real people, is used as a name for the language spoken in greenland, arctic canada, and northern additional information. Each week that this crisis continues, we will be adding new books and resources to support nunavummiut and ensuring our language. Looking to collect inuktitut stories from nunatsiavummiut, with the goal of turning these stories into childrens. It will give you an easy road into starting to learn a completely new language. Inuktitut the language of the inuit of nunavut inuktitut syllabics 127 exploring inuit culture curriculum teacher resource guide pronunciation guidelines k hard sound of k, as in king q kh sound, pronounced deep in the throat j and y the j and the y are interchangeable and should be pronounced as y in you.
Ancient hebrew icelandic iloko interlingua inuktitut irish japanese kashubian khasi. Use your minds natural rhythm to learn a language with rhythms easy greenlandic inuktitut from eurotalk. Inuktitut has hundreds of distinct suffixes, in some dialects as many as 700. One way to write inuktitut is by using the roman alphabet. It makes our dictionary english inuktitut real, as it is created by native speakers people, that uses language for every day. Government publications and public policy documents in inuktitut may be available through the. Bilingual website by the qikiqtani inuit association with syllabics and roman orthography. The inuit languages are an official language in the northwest territories, and the official and dominant language of nunavut. Government publications and public policy documents in inuktitut may be available through the following database. Audio lessons and lesson notes are downloadable and ready for your smart phone. Spoken in canada and greenland, as well as in alaska, inuktitut and its many dialects are used by peoples from region to region, with some variations.
Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Help us in creating the largest english inuktitut dictionary online. The 2016 census reported 39,770 speakers, of which 65 per cent lived in nunavut and 30. Inuktitut terms organized by topic, such as family or chemistry. Inuktitut is a language of the arctic, spoken by inuits in canada and in greenland. Includes written stories, illustrations, and audio recordings of interviews with inuit elders courtesy of cbc.
Eastern arctic inuktitut bible reader is a beautiful way to read a new translation of scripture in the inuktitut language on your iphone, ipad, or android device. Spoken in canada and greenland, as well as in alaska, inuktitut and its many dialects are. Syntax, semantics, and society in the arctic volume 58 mcgillqueens native and northern series dorais, louisjacques on. A community for the inuktitut language livejournal. It has a highly regular morphology which admits few exceptions, and an agglutinative language with a rich morphological system, in which a succession of different morphemes are suffixed to root words. A new initiative is hoping to get stories created into childrens books in the labrador inuktitut dialect. Up to five hundred 500 verses of the bible text in any form written, visual, electronic or audio may be quoted without permission.
It is spoken in all areas north of the treeline, including parts of the provinces of newfoundland and labrador, quebec and to some. Laurier books ltd 2 revised edition january 16, 1997 language. Listen to audio files of inuktitut language pronunciation by a native inuktitut speaker. Inuktitut, also called eastern arctic inuktitut, is spoken primarily in nunavut and in nunavik northern quebec by the inuit people. Rhythms easy greenlandic inuktitut audiobook by eurotalk. It is an eskimoaleut language that is known for having lots of very long agglutinative words, owing to the fact that there are a very large number of infixes parts of speech which modify the meaning of a word, but it does not have the same irregularities as indoeuropean languages. For more texts, search the libary catalogue with language keywords, such as inuktitut. As well, nti is working with inhabit media and inuit educators to create new educational resource packages to support inukut literacy development from home. Listen to audio files of inuktitut language pronunciation by a native inuktitut. The other way to write inuktitut is by using an abugida, which is a kind of alphabet which has letters based on syllables. No matter what your inuktitut translation needs are, translation services usa can provide for them. Inuktitut bible reader is a beautiful way to read the bible in inuktitut on your iphone or ipad that puts reading quality first.
Lyrics below this is a song that martha kyak and i translated rihannas diamond into our inuit language inuktitut, made at nunavut sivuniksavut. In 2012 tamara kearney, manager of braille research and development at the commonwealth braille and talking book cooperative, developed a braille code for the inuktitut language syllabics. Inuktitut article about inuktitut by the free dictionary. Listen to utalk inuktitut gland by eurotalk ltd available from rakuten kobo.
Its naturally easier to learn something when its set to rhythmic music, so that is exactly what weve done. Rhythms easy greenlandic inuktitut audiobook eurotalk. Building language and literacy through oral history available in inuktitut. It is spoken by about 9 million people mainly in zululand and northern. Inuktitut is the traditional oral language of inuit in the arctic. Inuktitut is the name for the varieties of inuit spoken in canada. Language inuktitut, the language of the inuit qaujimaviit channel. The muskox and the caribou inuktitut kiviuq and the bee woman inuktitut. But here in russia its almost impossible to find any books for studying this language. May 31, 2018 zulu isizulu zulu is one of the official languages of south africa and is a member of the bantunguni family of languages. Syntax, semantics, and society in the arctic volume 58 mcgillqueens native and northern series. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
Inukbook creating inuktitutlanguage books for labrador. Inuktitut is part of a larger inuit language continuum a series of dialects stretching from alaska to greenland. Welcome to the inuktitut page, featuring courses and software for learning inuktitut. Inuktitut definition of inuktitut by merriamwebster. Inuktitut is just one part of what is known as the inuit language, spoken from alaska in the west to greenland in the east. Inuktut uqausiit inuit languages in canada history and. Get 2 audiobooks free, 2 books a month, plus access to more than 700,000 podcasts. The lessons contain vocabulary, grammar, dialogue and practice drills. I am just writing about inuktitut for my university. I wonder wether inuktitut is developing as a language i mean wether it suits to different contemporary notions and realities. Inukbook creating inuktitut language books for labrador children. Inuktitut translation services english to inuktitut. From that time on, inuktitut was both the spoken language and the written language of the inuit. Inuktut uqausiit inuit languages in canada history and contemporary developments by nadine c.
A tremendous effort from many individuals has gone into creating this resource for learning inuktitut. For example, being educated in inuktitut does not mean just using the language. Useful resource, and can hear the audio version of the words on demand. At tusaalanga, there are many audio and written resources to help you to learn inuktitut language. The quoted verses may not be more than 50% of a complete book of the bible, or more than 25% of the total text of the work in which they are quoted. Inuktitu, also eastern canadian inuktitut or eastern canadian inuit, is one of the principal inuit languages of canada. Inuktitut, also eastern canadian inuktitut, refers to the entire culture of the eastern canadian inuit, their values, societal norms, mannerisms and language. Inuktitut definition is the group of inuit dialects spoken by the inuit people chiefly of central and eastern arctic canada. May be someone of you came across some useful links which can help studing inuktitut. Listen to 150,000 of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. There were no inuktitut books or written documents. It is one of the official languages in the nunavut territory along with english. It is an eskimoaleut language that known for being a language with lots of very long agglutinative words, owing to the fact that there are a very large number of infixes parts of speech which modify the meaning of a word, but it does not have the same irregularities as indoeuropean languages. Inuktitut is a member of the eskimoaleut language family, closely related to the yupik languages, and more remotely to the aleut language.
A journey to the mother of the sea educational resource audio book. It offers a distraction free reading mode that allows you to focus on. Inuktitut is an indigenous language in north america spoken in the canadian arctic. These many names are the first indication that although inuktitut is one language, it is composed of many distinct dialects. Inuktitut definition of inuktitut by the free dictionary. The term inuktitut is often used more broadly to include inuvialuktun and thus nearly all the inuit dialects of canada. Afrikaans aleut arabic arapaho bodo breton bulgarian calo catalan cebuano czech estonian farsi frisian friulian gaelic, scottish galician gamilaraay greek, ancient hebrew icelandic iloko interlingua inuktitut irish japanese kashubian khasi korean lithuanian maori mayan languages middle english nahuatl napoletano. Free resources for community language projects, including unipkausivut. Rhythms easy greenlandic inuktitut audible audiobook. Inuktitut is the language spoken by inuit living in the eastern part of the canadian arctic. Inukbook creating inuktitutlanguage books for labrador children. However, it is highly regular, with rules that do not have exceptions like in english and other indoeuropean languages, though they are sometimes very complicated.
315 1289 924 427 639 615 1558 312 1133 521 495 1072 370 1402 631 54 360 1318 1068 639 1170 1072 474 1324 1562 1398 1555 608 1164 563 418 386 900 1201 459 1382 211 1387