Inuktitut

I1N1U1K5T1I1T1U1T1
/ɪˈnʊktɪtʊt/

proper noun

The language of the Inuit people.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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
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    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
inuit

Origin

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

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Translations

Arabic إِنُكْتِيتُوتِيَّة
  • إِنُكْتِيتُوتِيَّة (ʔinuktītūtiyya)language
Bulgarian инуктитут
  • инуктитут (inuktitut)language
Chinese Cantonese 因紐特語 /因纽特语
  • 因紐特語 /因纽特语 (jan¹ nau⁵ dak⁶ jyu⁵)language
Chinese Mandarin 因紐特語 /因纽特语
  • 因紐特語 /因纽特语 (Yīnniǔtè yǔ)language
Czech inuktitutština
  • inuktitutštinalanguage
Dutch Inuktitut
  • Inuktitutlanguage
Esperanto inuktituto
  • inuktitutolanguage
Finnish inuktitut
  • inuktitutlanguage
French inuktitut
  • inuktitutlanguage
German Inuktitut
  • Inuktitutlanguage
Hebrew אינוקטיטוט
  • אינוקטיטוט (inuktitut)language
Irish Ionúitis
  • Ionúitislanguage
Japanese イヌクティトゥット語
  • イヌクティトゥット語 (Inukutitutto-go)language
Korean 이누이트어
  • 이누이트어 (Inu'iteu-eo)language
Persian اینوکتیتوت
  • اینوکتیتوت (inuktitut)language
Polish eskimoski, inuktitut
  • eskimoskilanguage
  • inuktitutlanguage
Portuguese inuktitut
  • inuktitutlanguage
Russian инуктиту́т
  • инуктиту́т (inuktitút)language
Slovak inuktitut
  • inuktitutlanguage
Spanish inuktitut
  • inuktitutlanguage
Tamil இனுக்ரிருற் மொழி
  • இனுக்ரிருற் மொழி (iṉukriruṟ moḻi)language
Ukrainian інуктитут
  • інуктитут (inuktytut)language
Cite this entry
APA

Inuktitut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inuktitut

MLA

“Inuktitut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inuktitut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Inuktitut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inuktitut.

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