Advisory: Please be advised that the Tusaalanga app is currently under revision to ensure full compatibility with iOS 8. A new version is expected in mid-2015.
Inuktitut, the unique, millennia old language of the Inuit is spoken in various forms across the circumpolar world. As a people, Inuit inhabit the arctic coastlines from Greenland through Canada’s North and into Alaska and Russia.
The Tusaalanga Inuktitut for iOS app is the newest resource in support of Inuktitut language learning in the Nunavut region of Canada. It is based on the award winning tusaalanga.ca website and provides access to thousands of sound files, grammar notes, vocabulary, dialogues and more.
Features unique to this application include:
Personal Glossary: This feature allows you to use the built-in mic/camera to create, record, edit and manage your own glossaries.
Dialect Selection: One of five Inuktitut dialect variations can be selected through the “Settings” control
Syllabic Text Input/Display: The application supports use of both Syllabic and Romanised Inuktitut text. This includes text input through an automatic conversion/transliteration tool – simply type in standardized roman and it will convert to syllabics.
**NOTE: Sound files in the app may not be heard when the physical mute button on your device is on.