Inuvialuktun

English Proper noun A language or dialect of Inuktitut spoken by some Inuit. en Kirsten Murphy Ivvavik National Park: naturally spectacular w:The Globe and Mail 2011-08-13 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/destinations/ivvavik-national-park-naturally-spectacular/article637640/ Ivvavik (“the place of birth” in Inuvialuktun), in the Yukon, is a relative newcomer to the national parks system. It was created in 1984 as part of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement. https://web.archive.org/web/20251107113454/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/destinations/ivvavik-national-park-naturally-spectacular/article637640/ 7 November 2025 en Keepers of the Language: Radio host never spoke Inuvialuktun until she hit the airwaves w:CBC News 2019-07-23 Since Dodie Malegana was two weeks old, she's heard Inuvialuktun. She was raised by her grandparents in Aklavik, N.W.T., and they never spoke English. en Marie-Ève Hudon Language regimes in the Provinces and the Territories 2025 Library of Parliament Ottawa, Canada https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/Home/ResearchPublications/HillStudies/PDF/2011-66-E.pdf In the Northwest Territories, the languages with official status are English, French, Dëne Sųłıné (Chipewyan), Nēhiyawēwin (Cree), Dene Kǝdǝ́ (Northern Slavey), Dene Zhatıé (Southern Slavey), Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik (Gwich’in), Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłįcho. 30 https://web.archive.org/web/20260124120430/https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/PublicWebsite/Home/ResearchPublications/HillStudies/PDF/2011-66-E.pdf 24 January 2026 en Languages