How many Inuktut dialects are there in Nunavut? Among Inuit, as well as among linguists there is no consensus. Nonetheless, most would group the different forms of speaking Inuktut according to the table below.
Keep in mind that even within a dialect there can be a number of variations or subdialects and the differences among them are not always well defined.
IN ALASKA
| dialect | community |
| North Slope |
Uummaġmiutun (N.W.T.) Nunamiutun (Anaktuvuk Pass) Siḷaliñiġmiutun (Common North Slope) Tikiġaġmiutun (Point Hope) |
|
Malimiutun |
Taġiuġmiutun (Coastal) Kuuvaŋmiutun (Upper Kobuk) Southern Malimiut |
|
Bering Strait |
Iŋaliq (Diomede) Ugiuvaŋmiutun (King Island) Kiŋikmiutun (Wales) Qigiqtaamiutun (Shishmaref) |
|
Qawiaraq |
Qawiaraq (Common) Iġałuikmiut (Fish River) Unalakleet |
There is increasing mobility in Alaska as Iñupiat leave their home communities in search of opportunities for work and education. In large cities like Anchorage or Fairbanks, or even out of Alaska there may be Iñupiaq spoken.
IN CANADA (WEST TO EAST)
| dialect | community |
|
Inuvialuktun (Uummarmiutun) |
Akłarvik (Aklavik) Inuuvik (Inuvik) |
|
Inuvialuktun (Sallirmiutun) |
Ikahuak (Sachs Harbour) Tuktuyaaqtuuq (Tuktoyaktuk) Paulatuuq (Paulatuk) |
| Inuinnaqtun |
Qurluqtuq (Kugluktuk) Ulukhaqtuq (Ulukhaktok) Iqaluktuuttiaq (Cambridge Bay) |
| Nattilingmiutut |
Uqšuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven) Talurjuaq (Taloyoak) Kuugaarjuk (Kugaaruk) |
| Qamani’tuarmiutut |
Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) |
| Paallirmiutut |
Tikirarjuaq (Whale Cove) Arviat |
| Aivilingmiutut |
Naujaat Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet) Salliq (Coral Harbour) Kangiqłiniq (Rankin Inlet) |
|
Qikiqtaaluup uangnanganimiutut (North Qikiqtaaluk) |
Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay) Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet) Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River) Iglulik (Igloolik) Sanirajak Qausuittuq (Resolute) Aujuittuq (Grise Fiord) |
|
Qikiqtaaluup nigianimiutut (South Qikiqtaaluk) |
Iqaluit Kimmirut Kinngait Panniqtuuq (Pangnirtung) Qikiqtarjuaq |
| Nunavimmiutut |
Kangiqsualujjuaq Kuujjuaq Tasiujaq Aupaluk Kangirsuk Quaqtaq Kangiqsujuaq Salluit Ivujivik Akulivik Puvirnituq Inukjuak Umiujaq Kuujjuarapik Sanikiluaq (Nunavut) |
| Nunatsiavummiutut (Inuttitut) |
Nunainguk (Nain) Apvitok (Hopedale) KipukKak (Postville) Maggovik (Makkovik) kikiak (Rigolet) |