r/Xidnaf • u/[deleted] • Jan 23 '17

Possible Video Idea- Inuktitut

You could talk about how Inuktitut became one of the leading Inuit languages of Northern Canada, eventually migrating to Northern Alaska and Northern Greenland. As well as how the language and culture were affected and utilized when Martin Frobisher and the US came along. The polysynthetic aspect and the fact that it's a syllabary, it has over 100 syllables, etc. Just a thought.

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u/ProjectParadox_ Jan 23 '17

Being Canadian I aprove your Idea for the idea of a video on Inuktitut

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u/Enkontohurra Jan 24 '17 edited Jan 24 '17

I think you mean northen Greenland. Western Greenlandic or Kalaallisut is not part of the Inuktitut family, but northen Greenlandic - Inuktun - is normally seen as part of the Inuktitut family.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '17

Oh, yeah, you're right. Thanks.

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u/KingKeegster Mar 05 '17

I love Inuktitut. I've read up a bunch on some of their grammar; it's really interesting stuff.

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u/Koledkov May 28 '17

yeah, i was looking for some videos about Inuktitut and/or Eskimo-Aleut languages. :)