Inuttitut

At one time, there existed two dialects of the Inuttut language. The northern dialect (spoken mainly in Nain) and the southern dialect (spoken only by a few elders in Rigolet). They differ only in phonology. == Alphabet ==

Nunatsiavut uses a Latin alphabet devised by German-speaking Moravian missionaries, which includes the letter ĸ (kra, often also written with an uppercase K). In 1980, the Labrador Inuit Standardized Writing System was developed during a meeting with elders and educators to provide consistency and clarity. The previous orthography used to represent before uvulars; however, the Labrador Inuttitut no longer has a distinct at the end of syllables. In the new orthography, represents . The main difference with the Latin orthography used for other Inuktitut dialects are the following letters: • â = aa • e = ii • o = uu • ĸ = q • ng, n̲g̲ or ngng = nng == Vocabulary comparison ==

The comparison of some animal names in the two dialects of Inuktitut: == German loanwords ==

The German loanwords used in Inuttitut date from the period of the German missionaries of Moravian Church (1760s). • ailvat (< Ger. elf) 'eleven' • ainsik (< Ger. eins) 'one o'clock' • fiarâ (< Ger. vier) 'four o'clock' • Fraitâg ( < Ger. Freitag) 'Friday' • kâttopalak (< Ger. Kartoffel) 'potato' • Metvog (< Ger. Mittwoch) 'Wednesday' • Montâg (< Ger. Montag) 'Monday' • naina (< Ger. neun) 'nine' • sâksit (< Ger. sechs) 'six' • senat (< Ger. zehn) 'ten' • sepat (< Ger. sieben) 'seven' • silipa (< Ger. Silber) 'coin' • situnati (< Ger. Stunde) 'hour' • Sontâg (< Ger. Sonntag) 'Sunday' • Sunâpint (< Ger. Sonnabend) 'Saturday' • suvai (< Ger. zwei) 'two' • suvailva (< Ger. zwölf) 'twelve' • tarai (< Ger. drei) 'three' • taraitijik (< Ger. dreißig) '30 odd 30 rifle and ammunition' • Tenistâg (< Ger. Dienstag) 'Tuesday' • Tonistâg (< Ger. Donnerstag) 'Thursday' • viaga (< Ger. vier) 'four' • vogik (< Ger. Woche) 'week' == References ==