Meanings
- A language or dialect of Inuktitut spoken by some Inuit.
Since Dodie Malegana was two weeks old, she's heard Inuvialuktun. She was raised by her grandparents in Aklavik, N.W.T., and they never spoke English.
2019 July 23, “Keepers of the Language: Radio host never spoke Inuvialuktun until she hit the airwaves”, in CBC News2 more examples
Ivvavik (“the place of birth” in Inuvialuktun), in the Yukon, is a relative newcomer to the national parks system. It was created in 1984 as part of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.
2011 August 13, Kirsten Murphy, “Ivvavik National Park: naturally spectacular”, in The Globe and MailIn 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
Cite this entry
Inuvialuktun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inuvialuktun
“Inuvialuktun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inuvialuktun. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Inuvialuktun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Inuvialuktun.
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