1 Labrador Inuttitut: Speaking into the Future

• Main Authors: Catharyn Andersen, Torngâsok Cultural Centre, Alana Johns
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: 1 Key to Labrador Inuit Standardized Writing System; K=q; e=ii; o=uu; â=aa; where; Canada; Rigolet; inuit; inuktitut
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.500.7343; http://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~ajohns/Andersen~Johns.pdf

Abstract: This paper discusses the issue of language loss in northern Labrador Inuttitut. Like many communities across northern Canada, Labrador is facing the possible complete loss of Inuktitut, demonstrated by the fact that almost no children speak it as a first language any longer. In this paper...