Tunumiisut

{{Infobox language

| name = {{Lang|kl-tunumiit|Tunumiisut}}

| altname = East Greenlandic

| states = East Greenland

| ethnicity = Tunumiit

| speakers = 3,000–3,500

| date = 1995

| ref = 3,000 in Greenland, and perhaps 20% more in Denmark. {{ethnologue16|kal|Greenlandic}}

| familycolor = Eskimo-Aleut

| fam2 = Eskimo

| fam3 = Inuit

| fam4 = Greenlandic

| ancestor = Proto-Eskimo–Aleut

| ancestor2 = Proto-Eskimo

| ancestor3 = Proto-Inuit

| glotto = tunu1234

| glottorefname = Tunumiisut

| map = Inuit languages and dialects.svg

| mapcaption = Map of the Inuit languages

| map2 = Lang Status 60-DE.svg

| mapcaption2 = {{center|{{small|East Greenlandic is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger}}}}

| ietf = kl-tunumiit

}}

{{Lang|kl-tunumiit|Tunumiisut}} ({{Literal translation|lk=yes|language of the Tunumiit}}), also known as East Greenlandic ({{langx|da|østgrønlandsk}}), is the language of the Tunumiit in East Greenland. It is generally categorised as a dialect of Greenlandic, but verges on being a distinct language.Nicole Tersis, in [https://books.google.com/books?id=xZTG-Jx7sE0C&pg=PA51 Variations on polysynthesis: the Eskaleut languages] Ch. 4Mennecier, Philippe (1995). Le tunumiisut, dialecte inuit du Groenland oriental: description et analyse. Collection linguistique, 78 (in French). Société de linguistique de Paris, Peeters Publishers. 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.

Phonology

= Vowels =

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= Consonants =

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! rowspan="2" |Labial

! colspan="2" |Alveolar

! rowspan="2" |Palatal

! rowspan="2" |Velar

! rowspan="2" |Uvular

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Nasal

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