Inuktitut

name of several Inuit languages spoken in Canada
Intangible natural_language Q29921
Inuktitut
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Inuktitut is a natural language[1] spoken in Canada[2].

Inuktitut

Summary

Inuktitut is a natural language[1]. Inuktitut draws 2,709 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #96 of 734).[2]

Key Facts

  • Inuktitut is in the country of Canada[3].
  • Inuktitut is in the country of Greenland[4].
  • Inuktitut's instance of is recorded as natural language[5].
  • Inuktitut's instance of is recorded as indigenous language[6].
  • Inuktitut's instance of is recorded as macrolanguage[7].
  • Inuktitut's instance of is recorded as modern language[8].
  • Inuktitut's instance of is recorded as dialect continuum[9].
  • Inuktitut is a type of Inuit[10].
  • Inuktitut is a type of Indigenous languages of the Americas[11].
  • Inuktitut's writing system is recorded as Inuktitut syllabics[12].
  • Inuktitut's writing system is recorded as Latin script[13].
  • Inuktitut's writing system is recorded as Canadian Aboriginal syllabics[14].
  • Inuktitut's writing system is recorded as Eskimo alphabet[15].
  • Inuktitut's Commons category is recorded as Inuit languages[16].
  • Inuktitut's Wikimedia language code is recorded as iu[17].
  • Inuktitut comprises Nunatsiavummiut[18].
  • Inuktitut's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59, 'lon': -74}[19].
  • Inuktitut's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Inuktitut[20].
  • Inuktitut's language regulatory body is recorded as Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami[21].
  • Inuktitut's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+39770'}[22].
  • Inuktitut's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ike-cans', 'text': 'ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ'}[23].
  • Inuktitut's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'iu', 'text': 'Inuktitut'}[24].
  • Inuktitut's UNESCO language status is recorded as 2 vulnerable[25].
  • Inuktitut's indigenous to is recorded as Nunavut[26].
  • Inuktitut's indigenous to is recorded as Nunavik[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[5], indigenous language[6], macrolanguage[7], modern language[8], and dialect continuum[9]. Recorded subclass of include Inuit[10] and Indigenous languages of the Americas[11].

Use and Application

Inuktitut comprises Nunatsiavummiut[18].

Why It Matters

Inuktitut draws 2,709 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #96 of 734).[2] Inuktitut has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Inuktitut is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Ethnologue. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Canada 2016 Census. www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) Nunatsiavummiut
    Subclass of
    Has parts
    Country Canada, Greenland
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012430928505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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