Kangiryuarmiutun
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The Kangiryuarmiut dialect, or Kangiryuarmiutun (sometimes Kangirjuarmiut(un)), is the name of the dialect of Inuit language spoken in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories
, Canada
by Kangiryuarmiut
people of Copper Inuit
. The dialect is part of the Inuvialuktun language. The people of Ulukhaktok prefer to think of it as Inuinnaqtun and it is essentially the same.
In is derived from Kangiryuar (meaning "the big bay"), and named for the people that lived there, the Kangiryuarmiut
, which is known by its English
name Prince Albert Sound
, Victoria Island. Victoria Island is the ancestral home of the Copper Inuit
.
language and Kangiryuarmiutun subdialect of Inuinnaqtun
dialect of Inuvialuktun
language:
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, Canada
Canada
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by Kangiryuarmiut
Kangiryuarmiut
The Kangiryuarmiut were a Copper Inuit subgroup. They were located on Victoria Island in the areas of Prince Albert Sound, Cape Baring, and central Victoria island. They were also found around Nelson Head on Banks Island. Kangiryuarmiut subsisted on bear. They were the only Copper Inuit who...
people of Copper Inuit
Copper Inuit
Copper Inuit are a Canadian Inuit group who live north of the tree line, in Nunavut's Kitikmeot Region and the Northwest Territories's Inuvik Region. Most historically lived in the area around Coronation Gulf, on Victoria Island, and southern Banks Island.Their western boundary was Wise Point,...
. The dialect is part of the Inuvialuktun language. The people of Ulukhaktok prefer to think of it as Inuinnaqtun and it is essentially the same.
In is derived from Kangiryuar (meaning "the big bay"), and named for the people that lived there, the Kangiryuarmiut
Kangiryuarmiut
The Kangiryuarmiut were a Copper Inuit subgroup. They were located on Victoria Island in the areas of Prince Albert Sound, Cape Baring, and central Victoria island. They were also found around Nelson Head on Banks Island. Kangiryuarmiut subsisted on bear. They were the only Copper Inuit who...
, which is known by its English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
name Prince Albert Sound
Prince Albert Sound
Prince Albert Sound is a Northern Canadian body of water located in the Inuvik Region of southwestern Victoria Island, Northwest Territories. It is an inlet of Amundsen Gulf. The sound separates the Wollaston Peninsula from the island’s central areas.Prince Albert Sound is long and ...
, Victoria Island. Victoria Island is the ancestral home of the Copper Inuit
Copper Inuit
Copper Inuit are a Canadian Inuit group who live north of the tree line, in Nunavut's Kitikmeot Region and the Northwest Territories's Inuvik Region. Most historically lived in the area around Coronation Gulf, on Victoria Island, and southern Banks Island.Their western boundary was Wise Point,...
.
Vocabulary comparison
The comparison of some animal names in the Siglitun dialect of InuvialuktunInuvialuktun
Inuvialuktun, or Western Canadian Inuit language, Western Canadian Inuktitut, Western Canadian Inuktun comprises three Inuit dialects spoken in the northern Northwest Territories by those Canadian Inuit who call themselves Inuvialuk .Inuvialuktun is spoken by the Inuit of the Mackenzie River delta...
language and Kangiryuarmiutun subdialect of Inuinnaqtun
Inuinnaqtun
Inuinnaqtun , is an indigenous Inuit language of Canada and a dialect of Inuvialuktun. It is related very closely to Inuktitut, and some scholars, such as Richard Condon, believe that Inuinnaqtun is more appropriately classified as a dialect of Inuktitut...
dialect of Inuvialuktun
Inuvialuktun
Inuvialuktun, or Western Canadian Inuit language, Western Canadian Inuktitut, Western Canadian Inuktun comprises three Inuit dialects spoken in the northern Northwest Territories by those Canadian Inuit who call themselves Inuvialuk .Inuvialuktun is spoken by the Inuit of the Mackenzie River delta...
language:
| Siglitun | Kangiryuarmiutun | Inuinnaqtun | meaning |
| qugyuk | kogyok | qugjuk | tundra swan |
| ugyuk | kilalogak | qilalugaq | beluga whale |
| tatidjgaq | tatilgak | tatilgaq | sandhill crane Sandhill Crane The Sandhill Crane is a large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird references habitat like that at the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills in the American Midwest... |
| aqidjgiq | nikhaktok | aqilgivik | willow ptarmigan |
| isun’ngaq | enhongalhuk | ihunngaq | jaeger |