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Originally Posted by rockyi
Well, that sounds even better
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I know, which is why it bothers me when so many people pronounce it the wrong way. Same with Iqaluit: it isn't "ih-KAL-lou-it", it is "eek-KHAL-lou-eat"; Inuit is "EE-noo-eat" not "IN-you-it"; people from Nunavut are not "NUN-ah-vut-ers", they are "NOON-ah-VEE-mee-yoot" (Nunavimmiut). We're using less fun alternatives!!
The language is called "ee-NOOK-tea-toot", but people pronounce it "ih-NUHK-tih-tut".
They have three vowels, "ah" (a), "ee" (i), and "oo" (u). When a vowel is doubled, it is pronounced longer.