Numération et repérage temporel en inuktitut du Nunavik

Abstract Although the Inuit numeration system has no structural limits, its actual use is limited to concrete situations where the quantities involved are small. In Inuktitut (Inuit dialects of the Canadian Eastern Arctic), this system has traditionally had very little use in measuring the passage o...

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Published in:Faits de Langues
Main Author: Mahieu, Marc-Antoine
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Brill 2021
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/19589514-05102006
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Summary:Abstract Although the Inuit numeration system has no structural limits, its actual use is limited to concrete situations where the quantities involved are small. In Inuktitut (Inuit dialects of the Canadian Eastern Arctic), this system has traditionally had very little use in measuring the passage of time. As a result of contact with Westerners, the situation has partially changed, as shown by the expression of the days of the week and the time of the day. This article presents the essential data relevant to the dialect of Nunavik (Arctic Quebec).