Alternate Names: “Eastern Arctic Eskimo” (pej.), “Eastern Canadian Eskimo” (pej.), Inuit
Dialects: Labrador Inuttut (“Labrador Eskimo” (pej.), Labrador Inuttitut), Mittimatalik (“Baffinland Eskimo” (pej.)), Rigolet Inuttut, Tarramiut (“Quebec Eskimo” (pej.)). A member of macrolanguage Inuktitut ,.
Status Notes: Statutory provincial working language in NWT (1988, NWT Official Languages Act, Chapter 56(Supplemented), Section 4), restricted official use.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 34,100 (2011 census).
Language Use: Vigorous except in Labrador, where less than half are speakers. In Labrador average is over 20 years old; possibly a few children at Nain. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible: 1826–2012.
Writing System: Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
Nation of Origin: Canada
Other Comments: In Northern Quebec and the Northwest Territories to the Central Arctic, it is spoken by over 90% of the population. Inuit is the name of the people, Inuktitut of the language.