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Inuktitut

Indigenous Languages of the Americas

Inuktitut, also known as Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada. It is spoken in all areas north of the North American arctic tree line, including parts of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, northeastern Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
iku 1
Speaker Count
38,000 1
2021 census, first-language (L1) speakers; the infobox also gives an L1 plus L2 total of 42,000 (2021 census), not captured here. iku is the inclusive code covering both Eastern Canadian Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun.
Status
Living 1
Wikipedia article on Inuktitut: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27.
Region
Northwest Territories, Nunatsiavut (Newfoundland and Labrador), Nunavik (Quebec), Nunavut 1
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Inuktitut Language
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  • Lead section
    Inuktitut, also known as Eastern Canadian Inuktitut, is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada. It is spoken in all areas north of the North American arctic tree line, including parts of the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, to some extent in northeastern Manitoba as well as the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It is one of the aboriginal languages written with Canadian Aboriginal syllabics.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    iku
  • Infobox, Speakers
    L1: 38,000 (2021 census)
  • Infobox, Region
    Northwest Territories, Nunatsiavut (Newfoundland and Labrador), Nunavik (Quebec), Nunavut
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