Sallirmiutun, Uummarmiutun, and Kangiryuarmiutun are the three languages that are spoken in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Together, they are known as Inuvialuktun.

Sallirmiutun (formerly Siglitun)

Sallirmiutun is a dialect of Inuvialuktun spoken by the coastal Inuvialuit of Tuktuuyaqtuuq (Tuktoyaktuk), Paulatuuq (Paulatuk) and Ikaahuk (Sachs Harbour). This also includes Inuvik, where many coastal Inuvialuit now reside. Sallirmiut means “people located closest to the shore.”

Sallirmiutun Language Lessons

  • Sallirmiutun Language – Lesson 1 – Greetings

  • Sallirmiutun Language – Lesson 2 – Weather

  • Sallirmiutun Language – Lesson 3 – People

  • Sallirmiutun Language – Lesson 4 – Fish

  • Sallirmiutun Language – Lesson 5 – Berries

  • Sallirmiutun Language – Lesson 6 – Activities

Uummarmiutun

Spoken in the tree-lined inland communities of Aktlarvik (Aklavik) and Inuuvik (Inuvik), Uummarmiut means “people of the evergreens and willows.” The origin of this language comes from the Alaskan Inupiaq language.

Uummarmiutun Language Lessons

  • Uummarmiutun Language – Lesson 1 – Greetings

  • Uummarmiutun Language – Lesson 2 – Weather

  • Uummarmiutun Language – Lesson 3 – People

  • Uummarmiutun Language – Lesson 4 – Fish

  • Uummarmiutun Language – Lesson 5 – Berries

  • Uummarmiutun Language – Lesson 6 – Activities

Kangiryuarmiutun 

Spoken in the community of Ulukhaktuuq (Ulukhaktok) on Victoria Island, Kangiryuarmiut means “people of the large bay.” Kangiryuarmiutun is a dialect of Inuvialuktun and of Inuinnaqtun, which is the language of the Central Arctic-Kitikmeot communties in Nunavut besides Ulukhaktuuq (Ulukhaktok).

Kangiryuarmiutun Language Lessons

  • Kangiryuarmiutun Language – Lesson 1 – Greetings

  • Kangiryuarmiutun Language – Lesson 2 – Weather

  • Kangiryuarmiutun Language – Lesson 3 – People

  • Kangiryuarmiutun Language – Lesson 4 – Fish

  • Kangiryuarmiutun Language – Lesson 5 – Berries

  • Kangiryuarmiutun Language – Lesson 6 – Activities