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<h2 id="inuinnaqtun-phrases">Inuinnaqtun phrases</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>English</th><th>Inuinnaqtun</th><th>pronunciation</th></tr><tr><td>Goodbye</td><td><i>Ilaanilu</i></td><td>/ilaːnilu/</td></tr><tr><td>Good morning</td><td><i>Ublaami</i></td><td>/ublaːmi/</td></tr><tr><td>How are you?</td><td><i>Qanuritpin</i></td><td>/qanuɢitpin/</td></tr><tr><td>I am fine</td><td><i>Naammaktunga</i></td><td>/naːmːaktuŋa/</td></tr><tr><td>I am good</td><td><i>Nakuyunga</i></td><td>/nakujuŋa/</td></tr><tr><td>How about you?</td><td><i>Ilvittauq</i></td><td>/ilvitːauq/</td></tr><tr><td>What are you doing?</td><td><i>Huliyutin?</i></td><td>/hulijutin/</td></tr><tr><td>What are you going to do?</td><td><i>Huliniaqpin?</i></td><td>/huliniaqpin/</td></tr><tr><td>I'm not going to do anything</td><td><i>Huliniahuanngittunga</i></td><td>/huliniahuaŋːitːuŋa/</td></tr><tr><td>I love you</td><td><i>Piqpagiyagin</i></td><td>/piqpaɡijaɡin/</td></tr><tr><td>I don't know</td><td><i>Nauna</i></td><td>/nauna/</td></tr><tr><td>Yes/Yeah</td><td><i>Ii</i></td><td>/iː/</td></tr><tr><td>No</td><td><i>Imannaq</i></td><td>/imanːaq/</td></tr><tr><td>Who are you?</td><td><i>Kinauvin?</i></td><td>/kinauvin/</td></tr><tr><td>Where are you from?</td><td><i>Namirmiutauyutin?</i></td><td>/namiɢmiutaujutin/</td></tr><tr><td>Where am I?</td><td><i>Namiitunga?</i></td><td>/namiːtuŋa/</td></tr><tr><td>Who is that person?</td><td><i>Kina taamna?</i></td><td>/kina taːmna/</td></tr><tr><td>Where is the store?</td><td><i>Nauk niuvirvik?</i></td><td>/nauk niuviɢvik/</td></tr><tr><td>How much is this?</td><td><i>Una qaffitaalauyuk?</i></td><td>/una qafːitaːlaujuk/</td></tr><tr><td>Do you have a phone?</td><td><i>Talafuutiqaqtutin?</i></td><td>/talafuːtiqaqtutin/</td></tr><tr><td>Do you have a camera?</td><td><i>Piksaliutiqaqtutin?</i></td><td>/piksaliutiqaqtutin/</td></tr><tr><td>Can you cut this?</td><td><i>Una pilakaalaaqtan?</i></td><td>/una pilakaːlaːqtan/</td></tr><tr><td>Would you like to go for a walk?</td><td><i>Pihuuyarumayutin?</i></td><td>/pihuːjaɢumajutin/</td></tr><tr><td>This is nice</td><td><i>Una pinniqtuq</i></td><td>/una pinːiqtuq/</td></tr><tr><td>I am going to work</td><td><i>Havagiarniaqpunga</i></td><td>/havaɡiaɢniaqpuŋa/</td></tr><tr><td>I am going home now</td><td><i>Angilrauniaqpunga</i></td><td>/aŋilɢauniaqpuŋa/</td></tr><tr><td>I am hungry</td><td><i>Kaagliqpunga</i></td><td>/kaːɡliqpuŋa/</td></tr><tr><td>I need help (help me)</td><td><i>Ikayullannga</i></td><td>/ikajulːaŋːa/</td></tr><tr><td>I like those</td><td><i>Aliagiyatka taapkua</i></td><td>/aliagijakta /taːpkua/</td></tr><tr><td>I will see you tomorrow</td><td><i>Aqaguttauq</i></td><td>/aqaɡutːauq/</td></tr><tr><td>My name is...</td><td><i>Atira...</i></td><td>/atiɢa/</td></tr><tr><td>I have a daughter</td><td><i>Paniqaqpunga</i></td><td>/paniqaqpuŋa/</td></tr><tr><td>I have a son</td><td><i>Irniqaqpunga</i></td><td>/iɢniqaqpuŋa/</td></tr><tr><td>Thanks</td><td><i>Quana</i></td><td>/quana/</td></tr><tr><td>Thank you</td><td><i>Quanaqqutin</i></td><td>/quanaqːutin/</td></tr><tr><td>Thank you very much</td><td><i>Quanaqpiaqqutin</i></td><td>/quanaqpiaqːutin/</td></tr><tr><td>You are welcome</td><td><i>Ilaali</i></td><td>/Ilaːli/</td></tr><tr><td>May I ask you a question?</td><td><i>Apirillaglagin?</i></td><td>/apiɢilːaɡlaɡin/</td></tr><tr><td>One</td><td><i>Atauhiq</i></td><td>/atauhiq/</td></tr><tr><td>Two</td><td><i>Malruuk</i></td><td>/malɢuːk/</td></tr><tr><td>Three</td><td><i>Pingahut</i></td><td>/piŋahut/</td></tr><tr><td>Four</td><td><i>Hitaman</i></td><td>/hitaman/</td></tr><tr><td>Five</td><td><i>Talliman</i></td><td>/talːiman/</td></tr><tr><td>Knife</td><td><i>Havik</i></td><td>/havik/</td></tr><tr><td>Fork</td><td><i>Kapuraut</i></td><td>/kapuɢaut/</td></tr><tr><td>Spoon</td><td><i>Aluut</i></td><td>/aluːt/</td></tr><tr><td>Plate</td><td><i>Akkiutaq</i></td><td>/akːiutaq/</td></tr><tr><td>Cup</td><td><i>Qallut</i></td><td>/qalːut/</td></tr><tr><td>That's all!</td><td><i>Taima!</i></td><td>/taima/</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Natsilingmiutut/uE4dWrRI">Natsilingmiutut</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Utkuhiksalik/QztMDNsv">Utkuhiksalik</a></li></ul> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li>Harnum, Betty; McGrath, Janet; Kadlun, Margo. <i>Inuinnaqtun Lessons Phase 1 : Copper Dialect of the Inuit Language</i>. Cambridge Bay, N.W.T.: Kitikmeot Inuit Association, 1982.</li> <li>Harper, Kenn. <i>Current Status of Writing Systems for Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun and Inuvialuktun</i>. [Yellowknife, N.W.T.]: Northwest Territories, Culture and Communications, 1992.</li> <li>Ohokak, Gwen; Kadlun, Margo; Harnum, Betty. <i>Inuinnaqtun-English Dictionary</i>. Cambridge Bay, Nunavut: Nunavut Arctic College, 1996.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <i>Inuinnaqtun test</i> of <a href="/facts/Wikipedia/KDRNKWnc">Wikipedia</a> at Wikimedia Incubator <ul><li><a href="https://www.inuinnaqtun.ca/">Let's Speak Inuinnaqtun</a></li> <li>Inuktut Lexicon Atlas: <a href="https://inuktutlexicon.gcrc.carleton.ca/index.html?module=module.inuktutlexicon_word_list_inuinnaqtun">Inuinnaqtun Word List</a></li> <li><a href="http://en.copian.ca/library/learning/nac/nac_dictionary/nac_dictionary.pdf">Inuinnaqtun-English Dictionary (1996)</a></li> <li><a href="https://tusaalanga.ca/index.php/">Tuhaalanga: Learn Inuinnaqtun On-line</a></li> <li><a href="http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/Canada/western_eskimo_intro.htm">Service Book of the Western Eskimos for Use in the Diocese of Mackenzie River</a> Anglican liturgical text in Inuinnaqtun</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Condon, Richard; Julia Ogina; The Holman Elders (1996). "Foreword". The Northern Copper Inuit. University of Toronto Press/University of Oklahoma Press. p. xix. ISBN 0-8020-0849-6. Retrieved 2011-02-09. ...the majority of Holman residents speak the central Arctic dialect, Inuinnaqtun... <a href="0-8020-0849-6" target="_blank">0-8020-0849-6</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Official Languages Act, S.Nu. 2008, c. 10, s. 3(1) with Inuit Language Protection Act, S.Nu. 2008, c. 17, s. 1(2). <a href="https://www.canlii.org/en/nu/laws/stat/snu-2008-c-10/latest/snu-2008-c-10.html" target="_blank">https://www.canlii.org/en/nu/laws/stat/snu-2008-c-10/latest/snu-2008-c-10.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"We Speak Inuktut". Archived from the original on 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2021-02-27. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230816202346/https://gov.nu.ca/culture-and-heritage/information/we-speak-inuktut" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20230816202346/https://gov.nu.ca/culture-and-heritage/information/we-speak-inuktut</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Official Languages Act, RSNWT 1988, c. O-1, s. 4 in its 2003 version; PWNHC: Official Languages of the Northwest Territories Archived 2021-10-19 at the Wayback Machine <a href="https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/files/legislation/official-languages/official-languages.a.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/files/legislation/official-languages/official-languages.a.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Let's Speak Inuinnaqtun - About Us". Retrieved 2021-02-27. <a href="https://www.inuinnaqtun.ca/about" target="_blank">https://www.inuinnaqtun.ca/about</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Inuvialuit Cultural Centre: Inuvialuit Digital Library – Language Resources <a href="https://inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/languages" target="_blank">https://inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/languages</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>CBC Original Voices: Inuinnaqtun <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" target="_blank">/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>