Natchilingmiutut | |
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ᓇᑦᕠᓕᖕᒥᐅᑐᑦ | |
Native to | Canada |
Region | Western Nunavut |
Ethnicity | Netsilik Inuit |
Eskaleut
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Early forms | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | nets1241 |
![]() Inuit dialects. (Broader) Netsilik is the dark green in the centre. | |
![]() Natsilingmiutut is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Natchilingmiutut (ᓇᑦᕠᓕᖕᒥᐅᑐᑦ),[1][2] Netsilik /ˌnɛtˈsɪlɪk/,[3] Natsilik, Nattilik, Netsilingmiut, Natsilingmiutut,[4] Nattilingmiutut,[5] or Nattiliŋmiutut[6] is an Inuit language variety spoken in western Nunavut, Canada, by Netsilik Inuit.
Natchilingmiutut (ᓇᑦᕠᓕᖕᒥᐅᑐᑦ 'people from Natchilik') came from natsik 'seal' + postbase -lik 'place with something' + postbase -miut 'inhabitants of'.