Where are Inuit language varieties spoken?

Inuit language varieties are spoken across a vast geographic range, forming a dialect continuum that stretches thousands of miles. These varieties are primarily spoken in:12

• Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat): Home to dialects such as Kalaallisut, Tunumiisut, and Inuktun.342
• Canada: Spoken across Arctic regions, including dialects such as Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, and Inuinnaqtun.42
• United States (Alaska): Spoken in northern Alaska, where dialects include Iñupiatun and Inupiaq.342

The Inuit language is a division of the Eskimo-Aleut languages family. It extends from eastern Greenland westward across the Canadian Arctic to northern Alaska, reaching the Bering Strait and Norton Sound, where it adjoins the related Yupik languages. Because of the great distances between these populations, the language exists as a series of intergrading dialects where neighboring groups can understand one another, but those further apart may face difficulty in communication.3214