Kivalliq dialect
Kivalliq, also known as Kivallirmiutut, Caribou Eskimo, or formerly as Keewatin, is a Canadian dialect of Inuvialuktun spoken along the northwestern shores of Hudson Bay in Nunavut. The governments of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories generally consider it to be a dialect of Inuktitut due to its location, but linguists generally classify it as a dialect of Inuvialuktun.[2][3][4] However, Inuktitut and Inuvialuk form a dialect continuum with few sharp boundaries.
| Kivalliq | |
|---|---|
| Caribou | |
| Kivallirmiutut | |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | coastal Kivalliq Region, Nunavut |
Eskimo–Aleut
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | cari1277[1] |
 Inuit dialects. Kivalliq is the lighter green to the west of Hudson Bay. | |
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kivalliq". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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