Inuinnaqtun goes digital with launch of new dictionary app – Nunatsiaq News

Aug 9, 2024

Kitikmeot Heritage Society says it’s ‘one way to preserve our language’

Inuinnaqtun, an Inuit language spoken fluently by only a few hundred people across the Arctic, has gone digital with the launch of a mobile-based free dictionary app.

The app was envisioned by Cambridge Bay-based Kitikmeot Heritage Society, also known as Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq or PI, which in Inuinnaqtun means “learning through culture.”

The software application launched in July. It includes a dictionary, a phrase book, and audio recordings with thousands of Inuinnaqtun words and phrases.

“Our vision is to preserve and promote more Inuinnaqtun revitalization amongst our youth and non-Inuinnaqtun speakers who would like to learn our beautiful language,” said Emily Angulalik, PI’s executive director and senior Inuinnaqtun language expert.

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