Phrases |
'Useful' phrases |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Language-related proverbs
A collection of useful phrases in Inuktitut. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
| English | ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ (Inuktitut) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | ᑐᓐᖓᓱᒋᑦᓯ (Tunnga-sugitsi) |
| Hello | ᐊᐃ (Ai) ᐊᐃᓐᖓᐃ (Ainngai) |
| How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you? |
ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐱᑦ? (Qanuipit?) |
| ᖃᓄᐃᓐᖏ (Qaniungi) / ᖁᓄᐃᖑᑦᑐᖓ (Qunuinguttunga) | |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
ᑭᓇᐅᕕᑦ? (Kinauvit?) |
| ᐅᕙᖓ ...ᐊᑎᕋ (Uvanga ...ativa) | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
ᓇᒥᒥᐅᑕᐅᕕᑦ? (Namimiutauvit?) |
| ...ᐅᕗᖓ (...uvunga) | |
| Good morning | ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ (Ulaakut) |
| Good afternoon | ᐅᓄᓴᑯᑦ (Unusakut) |
| Good night | ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ (Unnukkut) |
| Goodbye | ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᑎᑦ (Tavvauvutit) - to one person ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᓯ (Tavvauvusi) - to many people |
| I don't understand | ᑐᑭᓯᓐᖏᑦᑐᖕ (Tukisinngittung) |
| How much does it cost? | ᖃᑦᓯᕌᖅᐸ? (Qatsiraaqpa?) |
| Thank you Response (You're welcome) |
ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ (Naqurmiik) ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ (Qujanamiik) |
| ᐃᓛᓕ (Ilaali) | |
| I love you | ᓇᒡᓕᒋᕙᒋᑦ (Nagligivagit) |
| Help! | ᐃᑲᔪᖓ (Ikajunga!) |
| Merry Christmas | ᑯᕕᐊᓇᒃ ᐃᓄᕕᐊ (Kuvianak Inovia) |
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Information about written and spoken Inuktitut
Other collections of phrases in Inuktitut (some with audio)
http://www.tooniktyme.com/inuktitut/inuktitut.html
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/5020_e.html
http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/nunavut.html
http://www.realduesouth.net/Nation-InuitLanguage.htm
Greenlandic, Inuktitut
Copyright 1998- Simon Ager