Languages+spoken,+History+of+language

• The Inuit people as a whole speak many different variations of the same basic language. For more information regarding the origins of these variations, click here.
==• The "Inuit Language" is an umbrella term for the language as a whole, however it is not a widely excepted term. One who is Hispanic would say they speak Hispanic, just as an Inuit person wouldn't say they speak Inuit.==

• According to censuses done within the Inuit group, which are often unreliable, there are approximately 90,000 Inuit language speakers worldwide.
==• While the Inuit language is the umbrella term for the language as a whole, there are many different variations of the language that are not necessarily comprehensible from one Inuit group to another.== ==• Inuit Language is quite different country to country, in Greenland a dialect known as // Qawiaraq //is spoken. In Alaska a dialect called // Inupiatun //is commonplace. In Canada the dialect //Inuktitut// is a widely accepted variation of the traditional Inuit language. All of these dialects share common characteristics however they are all unique in their own ways.== ==//•// Very early forms of the language were spoken by the Dorset and Thule people who lived in arctic America in the 1300's. Until the early 1900's it was said that a small group of Dorset people were still speaking a very strange dialectical variation of the Inuit Language, however the lack of eye witness accounts make this a hard point to prove.== ==• While some say that early Inuit language may have been slightly influenced by the Finnish language, linguistics professionals see essentially no connection between the two languages in contemedia type="youtube" key="8IqOegVCNKI" height="315" width="420" align="left"mporary times.==

("Inuit Throat-singing Demonstration")

==Throat singing was an almost lost practice among the Copper Inuit people until in recent years Inuit elders attempted to recall this nearly lost art. Since it can only be taught by someone who is practiced in the art of throat singing it is a way for the Inuit people to connect, strengthen relationships, and bridge the gap between generations. Throat singing is a form of entertainment for the Inuit people and throat singing competitions are events that everyone can enjoy. As well as being part of a competition throat singing is also a personal practice. Mothers often compose their own throat songs to sing to their infants often these lullabies are passed from generation to generation.==