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Inuvialuktun, often known as Western Inuktitut, is spoken primarily in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut by the Canadian Inuit called Inuvialuit. It comprises of several dialects spoken across a wide range of territories in Northern Canada, including the Mackenzie River delta, Banks Island, part of Victoria Island and the Arctic Ocean coast of the Northwest Territories. Inuvialuktun is written using the Latin alphabet and does not use Inuktitut syllabics.

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Inuvialuktun Dialects

The dialects Inuvialuktun are considered seriously endangered with recent reports citing as few as 765 speakers in a population of nearly 4,000. Listed below are the dialects of Inuvialuktun and the region they are spoken in.

Inuinnaqtun

Communities where Inuinnaqtun is commonly spoken:

Iqaluktuuttiaq (Cambridge Bay)
Qurluqtuq (Kugluktuk)
Ulukhaqtuq (Ulukhaktok)

Iglulingmiut or North Baffin

Communities where Iglulingmiut is commonly spoken:

Iglulik (Igloolik)
Qausuittuq (Resolute)
Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay)
Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet)
Aujuittuq (Grise Fiord)
Sanirajaq (Hall Beach)
Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River)

Kivallirmiutut or Kivalliq or Caribou

Communities where Kivallirmiutut is commonly spoken:

Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake)
Kangiqłiniq (Rankin Inlet)

Natsilingmiutut or Netsilik

Communities where Natsilingmiutut is commonly spoken:

Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven)
Taloyoak (Spence Bay)

Aivilingmiutut or Aivilik

Communities where Aivilingmiutut is commonly spoken:

Kangiqłiniq (Rankin Inlet)
Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet)
Salliq (Coral Harbour)
Naujaat (Repulse Bay)

Siglitun

Communities where Siglitun is commonly spoken:

Paulatuk
Ikahuak (Sachs Harbour)
Tuktoyaktuk (Port Brabant)

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