ikuTechnical information about ISO 639 language code iku
The table below provides technical details for the Inuktitut language, designated by the iku code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Inuktitut Native ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | North BaffinSouth BaffinKivalliqAivilikNatsilingmiututNunavimmiutitutLabrador Inuttut |
| Related languages | InuinnaqtunInuvialuktunKalaallisutInuktunIñupiaq |
| Key facts | Written in a syllabic script adapted from Cree in the 19th centuryHighly polysynthetic—single words can express full English sentencesShows ergative-absolutive alignment and has singular, dual, and plural numbersUses suffixes to indicate evidentiality and speaker certaintyTraditional lexicon includes many distinct roots for kinds and states of snow and ice |
| Sample phrase | ᐊᐃ, ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐱᑦ? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Inuktitut language, identified by the code iku, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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