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Why learn Inuktitut?
Inuktitut is one of the principal Inuit languages of Canada. It is spoken by 35-40,000 Inuit people in all areas north of the 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.Knowing Inuktitut opens the door to art, music, dance, fashion, cuisine, film, philosophy, and science Adding Inuktitut language skills to your business skills make you a more valuable an employee in the marketplace. Creativity is increased with the study of Inuktitut. it fosters an understanding of the interrelation of language and human nature.
How Long Does it Take to Learn Inuktitut?
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Inuktitut Alphabet & Pronunciation
ᐁ
[ai]
[ai]
ᐃ
[i]
[i]
ᐅ
[u]
[u]
ᐊ
[a]
[a]
ᐯ
[pai]
[pai]
ᐱ
[pi]
[pi]
ᐳ
[pu]
[pu]
ᐸ
[pa]
[pa]
ᑉ
[p]
[p]
ᑌ
[tai]
[tai]
ᑎ
[ti]
[ti]
ᑐ
[tu]
[tu]
ᑕ
[ta]
[ta]
ᑦ
[t]
[t]
ᑫ
[kai]
[kai]
ᑭ
[ki]
[ki]
ᑯ
[ku]
[ku]
ᑲ
[ka]
[ka]
ᒃ
[k]
[k]
ᕴ
[hai]
[hai]
ᕵ
[hi]
[hi]
ᕷ
[hu]
[hu]
ᕹ
[ha]
[ha]
ᕻ
[h]
[h]
ᒉ
[gai]
[gai]
ᒋ
[gi]
[gi]
ᒍ
[gu]
[gu]
ᒐ
[ga]
[ga]
ᒡ
[g]
[g]
ᒣ
[mai]
[mai]
ᒥ
[mi]
[mi]
ᒧ
[mu]
[mu]
ᒪ
[ma]
[ma]
ᒻ
[m]
[m]
ᓀ
[nai]
[nai]
ᓂ
[ni]
[ni]
ᓄ
[nu]
[nu]
ᓇ
[na]
[na]
ᓐ
[n]
[n]
ᓭ
[sai]
[sai]
ᓯ
[si]
[si]
ᓱ
[su]
[su]
ᓴ
[sa]
[sa]
ᔅ
[s]
[s]
ᓯ̵
[shri]
[shri]
ᓱ̵
[shru]
[shru]
ᓴ̵
[shra]
[shra]
ᔅ̵
[shr]
[shr]
ᓯˋ
[hi]
[hi]
ˎᓱ
[hu]
[hu]
ᓴˏ
[ha]
[ha]
ᔅ̷
[h]
[h]
ᓓ
[lai]
[lai]
ᓕ
[li]
[li]
ᓗ
[lu]
[lu]
ᓚ
[la]
[la]
ᓪ
[l]
[l]
ᔦ
[jai]
[jai]
ᔨ
[ji]
[ji]
ᔪ
[ju]
[ju]
ᔭ
[ja]
[ja]
ᔾ
[j]
[j]
ᑦᔦ
[jjai]
[jjai]
ᑦᔨ
[jji]
[jji]
ᑦᔪ
[jju]
[jju]
ᑦᔭ
[jja]
[jja]
ᑦᔾ
[jj]
[jj]
ᖨ
[ři]
[ři]
ᖪ
[řu]
[řu]
ᖬ
[řa]
[řa]
ᖮ
[ř]
[ř]
ᕓ
[vai]
[vai]
ᕕ
[vi]
[vi]
ᕗ
[vu]
[vu]
ᕙ
[va]
[va]
ᕝ
[v]
[v]
ᕂ
[rai]
[rai]
ᕆ
[ri]
[ri]
ᕈ
[ru]
[ru]
ᕋ
[ra]
[ra]
ᕐ
[r]
[r]
ᙯ
[qai]
[qai]
ᕿ
[qi]
[qi]
ᖁ
[qu]
[qu]
ᖃ
[qa]
[qa]
ᖅ
[q]
[q]
ᖅᑫ
[qqai]
[qqai]
ᖅᑭ
[qqi]
[qqi]
ᖅᑯ
[qqu]
[qqu]
ᖅᑲ
[qqa]
[qqa]
ᖅᒃ
[qq]
[qq]
ᙰ
[hgai]
[hgai]
ᖏ
[ngi]
[ngi]
ᖑ
[ngu]
[ngu]
ᖓ
[nga]
[nga]
ᖕ
[ng]
[ng]
ᙱ
[nngi]
[nngi]
ᙳ
[nngu]
[nngu]
ᙵ
[nnga]
[nnga]
ᖖ
[nng]
[nng]
ᖠ
[łi]
[łi]
ᖢ
[łu]
[łu]
ᖤ
[ła]
[ła]
ᖦ
[ł]
[ł]
ᖯ
[b]
[b]
ᕼ
[h]
[h]
ᑊ
[ʼ]
[ʼ]
Basic Phrases in Inuktitut
Hello | (Ha-lu) |
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Goodbye | ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᑎᑦ (Tah-vow-voo-teet) |
Yes | ᐄ (Ee) |
No | ᐋᒡᒐ (Ah-gah) |
Excuse me | |
Please | |
Thank you | (Na-koor-meek) |
You are welcome | |
Do you speak english | |
Do you understand | |
I understand | |
I do not understand | |
How are you | |
Fine thanks | |
What is your name | |
My name is | |
Pleased to meet you |
Inuktitut Grammar
Inuktitut Nouns
Man | |
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Woman | |
Boy | |
Girl | |
Cat | |
Dog | |
Fish | |
Water | |
Milk | |
Egg | |
House | |
Flower | |
Tree | |
Shirt | |
Pants |
Inuktitut Adjectives
Colors in Inuktitut
Black | |
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White | |
Red | |
Orange | |
Yellow | |
Green | |
Blue | |
Purple | |
Pink | |
Gray | |
Brown |
Numbers in Inuktitut
Zero | |
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One | |
Two | |
Three | |
Four | |
Five | |
Six | |
Seven | |
Eight | |
Nine | |
Ten | |
Eleven | |
Twelve | |
Twenty | |
Thirty | |
Forty | |
Fifty | |
Sixty | |
Seventy | |
Eighty | |
Ninety | |
Hundred | |
Thousand |
Inuktitut Verbs
To be | |
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To have | |
To want | |
To need | |
To help | |
To go | |
To come | |
To eat | |
To drink | |
To speak |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Inuktitut Sentences
And | |
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Or | |
But | |
Because | |
With | |
Also | |
However | |
Neither | |
Nor | |
If | |
Then |
Useful Inuktitut Vocabulary
Inuktitut Questions
Who | |
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What | |
When | |
Where | |
Why | |
How | |
How many | |
How much |
Days of the Week in Inuktitut
Monday | |
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Tuesday | |
Wednesday | |
Thursday | |
Friday | |
Saturday | |
Sunday | |
Yesterday | |
Today | |
Tomorrow |
Months in Inuktitut
January | |
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February | |
March | |
April | |
May | |
June | |
July | |
August | |
September | |
October | |
November | |
December |
Seasons in Inuktitut
Winter | |
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Spring | |
Summer | |
Autumn |
Telling Time in Inuktitut
What time is it | |
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Hours | |
Minutes | |
Seconds | |
O clock | |
Half | |
Quarter past | |
Before | |
After |