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{{Short description|Inuit language}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Natsilik
|nativename=Nattiliŋmiutut
|states={{wipe|Canada}}
|region=Western [[Earth:Nunavut|Nunavut]]
|ethnicity=Netsilik Inuit
|speakers=?
|familycolor=Eskimo-Aleut
|fam2=Eskimo
|fam3=[[Social:Inuit languages|Inuit]]
|fam4=[[Biography:Inuvialuktun|Inuvialuktun]]
|ancestor=[[Social:Proto-Eskaleut language|Proto-Eskimo–Aleut]]
|ancestor2=[[Social:Proto-Eskimoan language|Proto-Eskimo]]
|ancestor3=[[Social:Proto-Inuit language|Proto-Inuit]]
|isoexception=dialect
|glotto=nets1241
|glottorefname=Natsilingmiutut
|map=Inuktitut dialect map.svg
|mapcaption=Inuit dialects. (Broader) Netsilik is the dark green in the center.
|map2=Lang Status 80-VU.svg
|mapcaption2={{center|{{small|Natsilingmiutut is classified as Vulnerable by the [[Organization:UNESCO|UNESCO]] Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger}}}}
|notice=IPA
}}

'''Netsilik''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|n|ɛ|t|ˈ|s|ɪ|l|ɪ|k}},<ref>{{OED|Netsilik}}</ref> '''Natsilik''', '''Nattilik''', '''Netsilingmiut''', '''Natsilingmiutut''',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://husky1.smu.ca/~stulloch/DialectStudyLaySummaryTrilingual.pdf |title=Preserving Inuit Dialects in Nunavut, January 2005 |access-date=2011-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725051715/http://husky1.smu.ca/~stulloch/DialectStudyLaySummaryTrilingual.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> '''Nattilingmiutut''',<ref>[http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/987678_teacher_devises_special_syllabics_for_nattilingmiutut/ Teacher devises special syllabics for Nattilingmiutut]</ref> or '''Nattiliŋmiutut'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tusaalanga.ca/ |title=Home |website=tusaalanga.ca}}</ref> is an Inuit language variety spoken in western [[Earth:Nunavut|Nunavut]], {{wipe|Canada}}, by Netsilik Inuit.

{{Lang|mis|Natsilingmiut}} ({{Lang|mis|ᓇᑦᓯᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ}} 'people from Natsilik') came from {{Lang|mis|natsik}} 'seal' + postbase {{Lang|mis|-lik}} 'place with something' + postbase {{Lang|mis|-miut}} 'inhabitants of'.

== Classification ==
* There are three main dialect divisions of Natsilingmiutut dialect:
** Natsilik subdialect, or Natsilik/Netsilik proper
** Arviligjuaq subdialect
** Illuiliq subdialect

== Special letters ==
Natsilik dialect has the special letters: {{Grapheme|š ř ŋ}}, used by some Nattiliŋmiut speakers.<ref>[http://www.tusaalanga.ca/node/2520 Why does Nattiliŋmiut have special letters?]</ref>

'''š''' {{IPA|[ʂ]}} – sounds a bit like English "shr" and is distinct from both the ''s'' sound that is used in words borrowed from [[Social:English language|English]] and the more common ''h'' sound.

:{{Lang|mis|ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ}} {{Lang|mis|Uqšuqtuuq}} 'Gjoa Haven'
:{{Lang|mis|ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ}} {{Lang|mis|mikšaanut}} 'about'
:{{Lang|mis|ᓯᒃᓯᒃ}} {{Lang|mis|hikšik}} 'ground squirrel, marmot'

:New encodings in [[Unicode]] were proposed for the Inuktitut syllabics corresponding to ''š'' and ''h''.<ref name="L2/20-255">cf. [https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2020/20255-ucas-adds.pdf ''Proposal to encode 16 additional characters to the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics''] (30 September 2020)</ref> These 12 syllabic characters for Nattilingmiutut were included in [https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U11AB0.pdf version 14.0 of the Unicode Standard] on 14 September 2021, are now formally part of the  Standard and are stable to use for digital text exchange. However, updates to system level syllabics fonts and keyboards to access the characters are underway and forthcoming.

'''ř''' {{IPA|[ɟ]}} (in Inuktitut syllabics {{Lang|mis|ᖬ}} {{Lang|mis|řa}} {{Lang|mis|ᖨ}} {{Lang|mis|ři}} {{Lang|mis|ᖪ}} {{Lang|mis|řu}} {{Lang|mis|ᖭ}} {{Lang|mis|řaa}} {{Lang|mis|ᖩ}} {{Lang|mis|řii}} {{Lang|mis|ᖫ}} {{Lang|mis|řuu}}) – sounds like an English (retroflex) ''r''. It is distinct from the ''r'' sound used by other dialects, which is closer to the ''r'' {{IPA|[ʁ]}} sound made in [[Social:French language|French]] at the back of the throat.

:{{Lang|mis|ᐃᖨ}} {{Lang|mis|iři}} 'eye' (cf. Inuktitut ᐃᔨ ''iji'')
:{{Lang|mis|ᐅᒡᖪᒃ}} {{Lang|mis|ugřuk}} 'bearded seal' (cf. Inuktitut ᐅᒡᔪᒃ ''ugjuq'')
:{{Lang|mis|ᑭᐅᖪᖅ}} {{Lang|mis|kiuřuq}} 's/he replies, answers' (cf. Inuktitut ᑭᐅᔪᖅ ''kiujuq'')
:{{Lang|mis|ᐊᐱᕆᖪᖅ}} {{Lang|mis|apiriřuq}} 's/he asks' (cf. Inuktitut ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ''apirijuq'')

'''{{IPA-link|ŋ}}''' – A small number of Inuktitut-speakers use this character instead of ''ng''.  The use of ''ng'' is deceiving because it makes use of two letters to represent what is a single sound.  In syllabics this sound is represented by a single character {{Lang|mis|ᖕ}}. Using this letter also makes the distinction between the sequence {{IPA|[nŋ]}} and long {{IPA|[ŋː]}} clearer, the first being spelled ''nŋ'' ({{Lang|mis|ᓐᖕ}}) and the latter ''ŋŋ'' ({{Lang|mis|ᖖ}}). In eastern varieties of Inuktitut which do not have the sequence {{IPA|[nŋ]}}, long {{IPA|[ŋː]}} is spelled ''nng'' ({{Lang|mis|ᖖ}}) rather than ''ngng'' ({{Lang|mis|ᖕᖕ}}). When the letter ''ŋ'' is not used, the distinction may be made by spelling {{IPA|[nŋ]}} ''n'ng'' and {{IPA|[ŋː]}} ''nng''.

:{{Lang|mis|ᐊᕕᓐᖓᖅ}} {{Lang|mis|avinŋuaq}} ({{Lang|mis|avin'nguaq}}) 'lemming'
:{{Lang|mis|ᑭᙵᖅ}} {{Lang|mis|kiŋŋaq}} ({{Lang|mis|kinngaq}}) 'mountain'

== Comparison ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Inuinnaqtun
! ''Nattiliŋmiut''
! Kivallirmiut
! Aggurmiut<br /> (North Baffin)
! Uqqurmiut<br /> (South Baffin)
! Kalaallisut
! meaning
|-
|{{Lang|iu|niriyuq}}<br />({{lang-iu|ᓂᕆᔪᖅ|label=none}})
|{{Lang|iu|niri'''ř'''uq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᓂᕆᖪᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|nirijuq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᓂᕆᔪᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|nirijuq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᓂᕆᔪᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|nirijuq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᓂᕆᔪᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|nerivoq}}
|s/he eats
|-
|{{Lang|iu|ihumayuq}}<br />({{lang-iu|ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ|label=none}})
|{{Lang|iu|ihuma'''ř'''uq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐃᓱᒪᖪᖅ|label=none}}<ref name="L2/20-255" />
|{{Lang|iu|ihumajuq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|isumajuq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|isumajuq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|isumavoq}}
|s/he thinks
|-
|{{Lang|iu|pingahut}}<br />({{lang-iu|ᐱᖓᓱᑦ|label=none}})
|{{Lang|iu|pi'''ŋ'''ahut}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐱᖓᓱᑦ|label=none}}<ref name="L2/20-255" />
|{{Lang|iu|pingahut}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐱᖓᓱᑦ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|pingasut}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐱᖓᓱᑦ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|pingasut}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐱᖓᓱᑦ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|pingasut}}
|three
|-
|{{Lang|iu|akhunaaq}}<br />({{lang-iu|ᐊᒃᓱᓈᖅ|label=none}})
|{{Lang|iu|ak'''ł'''unaaq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐊᒃᖢᓈᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|akłunaaq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐊᒃᖢᓈᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|akłunaaq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐊᒃᖢᓈᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|atsunaaq}}, {{Lang|iu|attunaaq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐊᑦᓱᓈᖅ, ᐊᑦᑐᓈᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|allunaa(sa)q}}
|rope
|-
|{{Lang|iu|uqhuq}}<br />({{lang-iu|ᐅᖅᓱᖅ|label=none}})
|{{Lang|iu|uq'''š'''uq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐅᖅᓱᖅ|label=none}}<ref name="L2/20-255" />
|{{Lang|iu|uqhuq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐅᖅᓱᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|uqsuq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐅᖅᓱᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|uqsuq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐅᖅᓱᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|orsoq}}
|fat, blubber
|-
|{{Lang|iu|quana}}<br />({{lang-iu|ᖁᐊᓇ|label=none}})
|{{Lang|iu|qujanaqqutit}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᖁᔭᓇᖅᑯᑎᑦ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|ma’na}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᒪ'ᓇ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|qujannamiik}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|nakurmiik}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|qujanaq}}
|thank you
|-
|{{Lang|iu|imannaq}}<br />({{lang-iu|ᐃᒪᓐᓇᖅ|label=none}})
|{{Lang|iu|iiq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐄᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|nauk}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᓇᐅᒃ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|aakka}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐋᒃᑲ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|aagga}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐋᒡᒐ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|naagga}}
|no
|-
|{{Lang|iu|hiqiniq}}<br />({{lang-iu|ᓯᕿᓂᖅ|label=none}})
|{{Lang|iu|hiqiniq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᓯᕿᓂᖅ|label=none}}<ref name="L2/20-255" />
|{{Lang|iu|hiqiniq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᓯᕿᓂᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|siqiniq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᓯᕿᓂᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|siqiniq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᓯᕿᓂᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|seqineq}}
|sun
|-
|{{Lang|iu|ublaaq}}<br />({{lang-iu|ᐅᑉᓛᖅ|label=none}})
|{{Lang|iu|ublaaq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐅᑉᓛᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|ublaaq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐅᑉᓛᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|ullaaq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐅᓪᓛᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|ullaaq}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᐅᓪᓛᖅ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|ullaaq}}
|morning
|-
|{{Lang|iu|qablu}}<br />({{lang-iu|ᖃᑉᓗ|label=none}})
|{{Lang|iu|qablu}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᖃᑉᓗ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|qablu}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᖃᑉᓗ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|qallu}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᖃᓪᓗ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|qallu}}<br />{{lang-iu|ᖃᓪᓗ|label=none}}
|{{Lang|iu|qallu}}
|eyebrow
|}

== References ==
<references />

{{Eskimo-Aleut languages}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Natsilik dialect}}
[[Category:Agglutinative languages]]

{{Sourceattribution|Natsilingmiutut}}