Classes in Labrador Inuit dialect return to MUN after more than a decade - News Summed Up

Classes in Labrador Inuit dialect return to MUN after more than a decade


It's been over 10 years since courses in the Labrador dialect of the Inuit language were offered at the province's only university. Onalik, along with others, has since dropped the French course in anticipation of the fall linguistics course offerings. She hopes the Indigenous language will enrich all aspects of the university. (John Gaudi/CBC)For the linguistics department, it's not a hard sell to have a commitment to collaborate with speakers of Indigenous languages. (Heather Barrett/CBC)Memorial University's Indigenous advisor Catharyn Andersen hopes the provinces two other Indigenous languages, Innu-Aimun and the Mi'kmaq language could also become available in the future.


Source: CBC News February 16, 2019 17:03 UTC



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