Inuktitut

or I·nuk·ti·tuut

[ ih-nook-ti-toot, ih-nyook- ]

noun

1. a dialect of Inuit, spoken in the Canadian Arctic.

Inuktitut

/ ɪˈnʊktɪˌtʊt /

noun

1. the language of the Inuit

Word History and Origins

Origin of Inuktitut¹

from Inuktitut inuk man + titut speech

Example Sentences

Agguttinni means "where the prevailing wind occurs" in the Inuktitut local dialect.

From Science Daily

Yet another was written entirely in Inuktitut, an Indigenous language spoken in northern Canada, far from Alaska.

From Washington Times

Yet another was written entirely in Inuktitut, an Indigenous language spoken in northern Canada, far from Alaska.

From Seattle Times

After his address, a choir sang the Lord’s Prayer in Inuktitut.

From Washington Post

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