Inuktitut Syllabary Titirausiq Nutaaq ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖅ ᓄᑕᐊᖅ


      
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Learn to read, write and pronounce ᐃᓇᒃᑎᑐᑦ

Click the 'play' button before each row to hear how to pronounce the i-u-a formations.
(The forth column is not pronounced in the mp3s provided.)

i

ᐃ

u

ᐅ

a

ᐊ

  

•

pi

ᐱ

pu

ᐳ

pa

ᐸ

p

ᑉ


ti

ᑎ

tu

ᑐ

ta

ᑕ

t

ᑦ


ki

ᑭ

ku

ᑯ

ka

ᑲ

k

ᒃ


gi

ᒋ

gu

ᒍ

ga

ᒐ

g

ᒡ


mi

ᒥ

mu

ᒧ

ma

ᒪ

m

ᒻ


ni

ᓂ

nu

ᓄ

na

ᓇ

n

ᓐ


si

ᓯ

su

ᓱ

sa

ᓴ

s

ᔅ


li

ᓕ

lu

ᓗ

la

ᓚ

l

ᓪ


ji

ᔨ

ju

ᔪ

ja

ᔭ

j

ᔾ


vi

ᕕ

vu

ᕗ

va

ᕙ

v

ᕝ


ri

ᕆ

ru

ᕈ

ra

ᕋ

r

ᕐ


qi

ᕿ

qu

ᖁ

qa

ᖃ

q

ᖅ


ngi

ᖏ

ngu

ᖑ

nga

ᖓ

ng

ᖕ

 

&i

ᖠ

&u

ᖢ

&a

ᖤ

&

ᖦ


About the forth column:
This is the character that represents singular consonants (a consonant not followed by a vowel)

ie: Inuktitut- the k and the final t would be examples of singular consonants that are represented in the fourth column.

The • indicates an elongation of a vowel.
ie: Alaaska (Alaska) would be written as ᐊᓛᔅᑲ.


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The second column is the word(s) in Inuktitut.

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Nunavut Nunavut  See it    

 
     
yes ii  See it

 		      
no aagga  See it    

 		      
Good Morning Ullaakkut  See it   

 		      
Good Day Ullukkut  See it    

 		      
Good Afternoon Unnusakkut  See it    

 		      
Good Evening Unnukkut  See it

 		      
Thank You Qukannamlik  See it

 		      
You're Welcome Ilaali  See it
       
 

  




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