Siglitun

Siglitun
Native to	Canada
Region	Northwest Territories (Canada), as "Inuvialuktun"
Language family	Eskimo–Aleut Eskimo Inuit Inuvialuktun Siglitun
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	sigl1242
Inuit dialects. Siglit is purple.

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English: Welcome to Tuktoyaktuk
Siglitun: Aqana Tuktuuyaqtuumukkabsi

Siglitun, is the dialect of Inuvialuktun spoken by the Siglit Inuit. It is mainly used in the Inuvialuit communities of Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour and Tuktoyaktuk. Siglitun was once the principal dialect of the Mackenzie River delta, nearby parts of the coast and Arctic Ocean islands, but the number of speakers fell dramatically following outbreaks of new diseases in the 19th century and for many years Siglitun was believed to be completely extinct. It was only in the 1980s that outsiders realised that it was still spoken.

Siglitun is the original dialect of the people from Kitigaaryuit.

It is one of the three dialects, along with Kangiryuarmiutun and Uummarmiutun, of Inuit language grouped together under the label Inuvialuktun.

Vocabulary comparison

The comparison of some animal names in the Siglitun dialect of Inuvialuktun language and Uummarmiutun dialect of the Iñupiatun language:

Siglitun	Uummarmiutun	meaning
siksik	hikȓik	ground squirrel
qugyuk	qugȓuk	tundra swan
ugyuk	ugȓuk	bearded seal
tigiaqpak	itigiaqpak	mink
qavviasiaq	qavviatchiaq	marten
tigiaq	itiriaq	weasel
tatidjgaq	tatiȓgaq	sandhill crane
ivugaqpak	kuȓugaqpak	mallard
aqidjgiq	aqȓgiq	willow ptarmigan
isun’ngaq	ihun’ngaq	jaeger
piqtusiraq	pamiuquuq	otter