Inuit is the language of the Inuit people, primarily spoken in the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland and Alaska.
Inuit
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Classification
Eskimo-Aleut
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Speakers
34 million
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Script
Roman
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Text direction
Left-to-right
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Also spoken
Greenland, Alaska, Arctic Canada
Inuit
Inuit is one of the Eskimo-Aleutian languages and is spoken mainly in Greenland, Canada and the USA. There are two main dialect groups in Inuit: Inupik and Yupik. Inupik speakers inhabit an area from Greenland to western Alaska. Yupik spesaers are spread over an area of southwestern Alaska to Siberia.
Contrary to popular belief, Inuit does not have a vast number of words for snow. The number is exaggerated by compound nouns and suffixes (similar to saying “of snow”, “by snow”, “in snow” etc.).
At Geo Language Services, we provide translations that honour the language’s cultural significance and ensure effective communication with Inuit-speaking communities.
Services offered for this language
Translation / Transcreation / Subtitling / Localization / Adaptation / Copywriting / Authoring / Proofreading / Revision / Editing / Translation quality assurance / Terminology / Linguistic validation / Glossary creation / Dubbing / Voice-overs / Transcription / Typesetting / Simultaneous interpreting / Consecutive interpreting / Conference interpreting / Telephone interpreting / Public service interpreting / Interpreting equipment hire / Foreign language consulting
Interesting fact
Qallupilluk is the Inuit version of the bogeyman. It is said to be a sea-dwelling humanoid creature with long hair, green skin and long fingernails, that steals naughty children.
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