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Inuktitut (ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ/inuktitut) is a Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Northeast part of Nunavut and many parts of Nunavik. Here are some words in Inuktitut:


Basic Phrases[]

Hello, Good morning, Good Afternoon — ᐊᐃ (ai)

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The Inuktitut syllabic chart.

How are you? — ᖃᓄᐃᐱᑦ (qanuipit)


Thank you — ᓇᖁᕐᒦᒃ


Sample Text in Inuktitut[]

ᐃᓅᔪᓕᒫᑦ ᐊᓂᖅᑎᕆᔪᓕᒫᑦ ᐃᓅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓱᒪᕐᓱᕐᓚᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖃᑎᒦᒃᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᕐᓱᐊᖑᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓀᑎᑎᒍᑦ. ᐃᓱᖃᖅᑐᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᕙᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓂᒃᑰᑦ ᖃᑕᖕᒧᑎᒦᑦᑎᐊᕆᖃᖅᓂᑯᓪᓗ. (ᐃᓚᖓ 1 ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓇᓗᓀᖅᓯᐅᑎᖏᑦ ᑭᓇᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᑦ)

Transliteration:


Inuujulimaat aniqtirijulimaat inuulaurmata isumarsurlatik ammalu ajjiuqatimiiklutik nirsuaŋunikkut ammalu pijunnaititigut. Isuqaqtuqartitauvalirput pijjutiqarnikkuut qatangmutimiittiariqaqnikullu. (ilanga 1 silarjuarmiut nalunaiqsiutingit kinakkutuinnait pijunnautingit)


Translation:

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. (Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)