Natsilingmiutut
| Natchilingmiutut | |
|---|---|
| ᓇᑦᕠᓕᖕᒥᐅᑐᑦ | |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Western Nunavut |
| Ethnicity | Netsilik Inuit |
Eskaleut
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Early forms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | nets1241 |
Inuit dialects. (Broader) Netsilik is the dark green in the centre. | |
Natsilingmiutut is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Natchilingmiutut (ᓇᑦᕠᓕᖕᒥᐅᑐᑦ), Netsilik /ˌnɛtˈsɪlɪk/, Natsilik, Nattilik, Netsilingmiut, Natsilingmiutut, Nattilingmiutut, or Nattiliŋmiutut is an Inuit language variety spoken in western Nunavut, Canada, by Netsilik Inuit.
Natchilingmiutut (ᓇᑦᕠᓕᖕᒥᐅᑐᑦ 'people from Natchilik') came from natsik 'seal' + postbase -lik 'place with something' + postbase -miut 'inhabitants of'.