Aivilingmiutut
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| Aivilik | |
|---|---|
| Aivilingmiutut | |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Aivilik, Nunavut |
| Ethnicity | Aivilingmiut |
Eskaleut
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Early forms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
ike-aiv | |
| Glottolog | None |
 Inuit dialects. Aivilik is the dark blue to the west of Hudson Bay. | |
 Aivilingmiutut is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Aivilik, also known as Aivilingmiutut, Aivilimmiutut, Aivillirmiut, and Kangiqłniq, is a Canadian dialect of the Inuit language 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 in Nunavut, as do some linguists,[1] but it is instead sometimes classified as a dialect of Inuvialuk.[2] However, Inuktitut and Inuvialuk form a dialect continuum with few sharp boundaries.