Tunumiisut
| Tunumiisut | |
|---|---|
| East Greenlandic | |
| Native to | East Greenland |
| Ethnicity | Tunumiit |
Native speakers | (approx. 3,000 cited 1990) |
Eskaleut
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Early forms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | tunu1234 |
| IETF | kl-tunumiit |
Map of the Inuit languages | |
East Greenlandic is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Tunumiisut (lit. 'language of the Tunumiit'), also known as East Greenlandic (Danish: østgrønlandsk), is an Eskaleut language spoken by the Tunumiit in East Greenland. Researchers vary on whether to treat Tunumiit as a dialect within a Greenlandic dialect continuum, or if its differences are sufficient to consider it a distinct language. The largest town where it is the primary language is Tasiilaq on Ammassalik Island, with the island's name being derived from the West Greenlandic name of the town.