Inuktitut
noun
Inuk·ti·tut
i-ˈnük-tə-ˌtüt 
: the group of Inuit dialects spoken by the Inuit people chiefly of central and eastern arctic Canada
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The app operates in multiple languages, such as Inuktitut, Cree, Innu and Greenlandic, and includes maps with traditional place names.
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Hannah Hoag, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
Guests can visit the town and discover village customs such as hunting by dogsled on the ice floes, or learn some of the Inuktitut language.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2023
The healing power of community is shown in scenes — hunting and distributing of community food, traditional songs sung in Inuktitut, drum-dancing — that blend reality and fiction.
—Jennie Punter, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023
The brief also proposed a $1,500 pay bump for anyone who speaks Cree, Inuktitut, Dene or other Indigenous languages.
—Jon Brown, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2023
There’s no word on casting, but the English-language comedy will have some local Inuktitut language spoken by the characters, according to producers.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2023
The film, made entirely in the Inuktitut language, is based on an ancient Inuit legend and is a tale of love, betrayal and survival in an Arctic community.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 18 Jan. 2022
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Hannah Hoag, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
Guests can visit the town and discover village customs such as hunting by dogsled on the ice floes, or learn some of the Inuktitut language.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2023
The healing power of community is shown in scenes — hunting and distributing of community food, traditional songs sung in Inuktitut, drum-dancing — that blend reality and fiction.
—Jennie Punter, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023
The brief also proposed a $1,500 pay bump for anyone who speaks Cree, Inuktitut, Dene or other Indigenous languages.
—Jon Brown, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2023
There’s no word on casting, but the English-language comedy will have some local Inuktitut language spoken by the characters, according to producers.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2023
The film, made entirely in the Inuktitut language, is based on an ancient Inuit legend and is a tale of love, betrayal and survival in an Arctic community.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 18 Jan. 2022
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“Inuktitut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Inuktitut. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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