kids encyclopedia robot

Aivilingmiutut facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Aivilik
Aivilingmiutut
Native to Canada
Region Aivilik, Nunavut
Ethnicity Aivilingmiut
Native speakers (unknown)
Language family
Eskimo–Aleut
Linguist List ike-aiv
Inuktitut dialect map.svg
Inuit dialects. Aivilik is the dark blue to the west of Hudson Bay.
Lang Status 80-VU.svg
Aivilingmiutut is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Aivilik, also known as Aivilingmiutut, Aivilimmiutut, Aivillirmiut, and Kangiqłniq, is a Canadian dialect of the Inuit language spoken along the northwestern shores of Hudson Bay in Nunavut. The governments of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories generally consider it to be a dialect of Inuktitut, due to its location in Nunavut, as do some linguists, but it is instead sometimes classified as a dialect of Inuvialuk. However, Inuktitut and Inuvialuk form a dialect continuum with few sharp boundaries.

kids search engine
Aivilingmiutut Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.