Kalaallisut language
Kalaallisut (ISO 639-3 code kal) is a language of the Eskimo-Aleut family spoken in Denmark and Greenland. It has about 53,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | kal |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | kala1399 |
| Family | Eskimo-Aleut |
| Area | North America |
| Countries | Denmark, Greenland |
| Speakers (estimate) | 53,000 |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Eskimo-Aleut languages, nearest first.
- Eastern Canadian Inuktitut30,000 speakers
- Central Yupik10,400 speakers
- Central Siberian Yupik1,300 speakers
- Naukan Yupik200 speakers
- Pacific Gulf Yupik200 speakers
- Aleut85 speakers
- Sirenik Yupik
More about Kalaallisut
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.