"Inuvialuktun" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Inuvialuktun
  1. A language or dialect of Inuktitut spoken by some Inuit.
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          "ref": "2011 August 13, Kirsten Murphy, “Ivvavik National Park: naturally spectacular”, in The Globe and Mail:",
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          "text": "In the Northwest Territories, the languages with official status are English, French, Dëne Sųłıné (Chipewyan), Nēhiyawēwin (Cree), Dene Kǝdǝ́ (Northern Slavey), Dene Zhatıé (Southern Slavey), Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik (Gwich’in), Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłįcho.",
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