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 | |
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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 center. | |
Natsilingmiutut is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Natchilingmiutut (ᓇᑦᕠᓕᖕᒥᐅᑐᑦ 'people from Natchilik') came from natsik 'seal' + postbase -lik 'place with something' + postbase -miut 'inhabitants of'.
Natsilik dialect has the special letters: ⟨š ř ŋ⟩, used by some Nattiliŋmiut speakers.[7]
š [ʂ] – sounds a bit like English "shr" and is distinct from both the s sound that is used in words borrowed from English and the more common h sound.
ř [ɟ][citation needed] (in Inuktitut syllabics ᖬ řa ᖨ ři ᖪ řu ᖭ řaa ᖩ řii ᖫ řuu) – sounds like an English (retroflex) r.[citation needed][this contradicts the IPA transcription] It is distinct from the r sound used by other dialects, which is closer to the r [ʁ] sound made in French at the back of the throat.
ŋ – A small number of Inuktitut-speakers use this character instead of ng. The use of ng is deceiving because it makes use of two letters to represent what is a single sound. In syllabics this sound is represented by a single character ᖕ. Using this letter also makes the distinction between the sequence [nŋ] and long [ŋː] clearer, the first being spelled nŋ (ᓐᖕ) and the latter ŋŋ (ᖖ). In eastern varieties of Inuktitut which do not have the sequence [nŋ], long [ŋː] is spelled nng (ᖖ) rather than ngng (ᖕᖕ). When the letter ŋ is not used, the distinction may be made by spelling [nŋ] n'ng and [ŋː] nng.
Inuinnaqtun | Nattiliŋmiut | Kivallirmiut | Aggurmiut (North Baffin) |
Uqqurmiut (South Baffin) |
Kalaallisut | meaning |
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niriyuq (ᓂᕆᔪᖅ) |
niriřuq ᓂᕆᖪᖅ |
nirijuq ᓂᕆᔪᖅ |
nirijuq ᓂᕆᔪᖅ |
nirijuq ᓂᕆᔪᖅ |
nerivoq | s/he eats |
ihumayuq (ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ) |
ihumařuq ᐃᓱᒪᖪᖅ[8] |
ihumajuq ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ |
isumajuq ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ |
isumajuq ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ |
isumavoq | s/he thinks |
pingahut (ᐱᖓᓱᑦ) |
piŋahut ᐱᖓᓱᑦ[8] |
pingahut ᐱᖓᓱᑦ |
pingasut ᐱᖓᓱᑦ |
pingasut ᐱᖓᓱᑦ |
pingasut | three |
akhunaaq (ᐊᒃᓱᓈᖅ) |
akłunaaq ᐊᒃᖢᓈᖅ |
akłunaaq ᐊᒃᖢᓈᖅ |
akłunaaq ᐊᒃᖢᓈᖅ |
atsunaaq, attunaaq ᐊᑦᓱᓈᖅ, ᐊᑦᑐᓈᖅ |
allunaa(sa)q | rope |
uqhuq (ᐅᖅᓱᖅ) |
uqšuq ᐅᖅᓱᖅ[8] |
uqhuq ᐅᖅᓱᖅ |
uqsuq ᐅᖅᓱᖅ |
uqsuq ᐅᖅᓱᖅ |
orsoq | fat, blubber |
quana (ᖁᐊᓇ) |
qujanaqqutit ᖁᔭᓇᖅᑯᑎᑦ |
ma’na ᒪ'ᓇ |
qujannamiik ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ |
nakurmiik ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ |
qujanaq | thank you |
imannaq (ᐃᒪᓐᓇᖅ) |
iiq ᐄᖅ |
nauk ᓇᐅᒃ |
aakka ᐋᒃᑲ |
aagga ᐋᒡᒐ |
naagga | no |
hiqiniq (ᓯᕿᓂᖅ) |
hiqiniq ᓯᕿᓂᖅ[8] |
hiqiniq ᓯᕿᓂᖅ |
siqiniq ᓯᕿᓂᖅ |
siqiniq ᓯᕿᓂᖅ |
seqineq | sun |
ublaaq (ᐅᑉᓛᖅ) |
ublaaq ᐅᑉᓛᖅ |
ublaaq ᐅᑉᓛᖅ |
ullaaq ᐅᓪᓛᖅ |
ullaaq ᐅᓪᓛᖅ |
ullaaq | morning |
qablu (ᖃᑉᓗ) |
qablu ᖃᑉᓗ |
qablu ᖃᑉᓗ |
qallu ᖃᓪᓗ |
qallu ᖃᓪᓗ |
qallu | eyebrow |