(), also known as East Greenlandic (), is the language of the Tunumiit in

East Greenland Tunu, in Danish Østgrønland ("East Greenland"), was one of the three counties (''amter'') of Greenland until 31 December 2008. The county seat was at the main settlement, Tasiilaq. The county's population in 2005 was around 3,800. The county ...

. It is generally categorised as a

dialect A dialect is a Variety (linguistics), variety of language spoken by a particular group of people. This may include dominant and standard language, standardized varieties as well as Vernacular language, vernacular, unwritten, or non-standardize ...

of Greenlandic, but verges on being a distinct language.Nicole Tersis, in
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

Consonants

The following sounds may also occur as geminated; /pː, tː, kː, qː, sː, mː, nː, ŋː/. * /v/ may be heard as either � or � * /l/ may also be heard as in initial positions. * Sounds /s, sː/ may also be heard as palatalized sounds �, t͡ɕwhen in palatal positions. * Sounds /k/ and /q/ may also have intervocalic allophones as , ɣand �, ʁ * Nasals /ŋ, ɴ/ can be heard as nasalized fricatives �̃, ʁ̃in various environments.

References

Greenlandic language Inuit languages Languages of Greenland Indigenous languages of the North American Arctic {{IndigenousAmerican-lang-stub