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Inuktitut

/ɪˈnʊktɪtʊt/

Inuktitut proper noun: the language of the Inuit people.

Proper noun

Inuktitut

  1. The language of the Inuit people.
    • I can hear a swell of laughter and boisterous merriment in Inuktitut.2018, Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth, And Other Stories (2023), page 46
    • In the Northwest Territories, the languages with official status are English, French, Dëne Sųłıné (Chipewyan), Nēhiyawēwin (Cree), Dene Kǝdǝ́ (Northern Slavey), Dene Zhatıé (Southern Slavey), Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik (Gwich’in), Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłįcho.2025, Marie-Ève Hudon, Language regimes in the Provinces and the Territories, Ottawa, Canada: Library of Parliament, page 30

Inuktitut meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

Inuktitut in Tamil

language
இனுக்ரிருற் மொழி iṉukriruṟ moḻi

Inuktitut in Arabic

language
إِنُكْتِيتُوتِيَّة ʔinuktītūtiyya

Inuktitut in Persian

language
اینوکتیتوت inuktitut

Origin of Inuktitut

Transliteration of Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ (inoktitot, “like the Inuit”).

Questions about Inuktitut

What does Inuktitut mean?
Inuktitut means the language of the Inuit people.
What is Inuktitut in Tamil?
Inuktitut in Tamil is இனுக்ரிருற் மொழி (iṉukriruṟ moḻi). See Inuktitut meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Inuktitut?
Inuktitut is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Inuktitut?
Inuktitut is pronounced /ɪˈnʊktɪtʊt/.

Words near Inuktitut in the dictionary

  1. inukshuk
  2. inukshuks
  3. inuksuit
  4. inuksuk
  5. inuksuks
  6. Inuktitut
  7. Inuktun
  8. Inuktut
  9. inula
  10. inulas
  11. inulase

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