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Greenlandic language
Native to: Greenland
Native speakers: 60,000
Writing system: Latin (Greenlandic alphabet)
Capital city: Nuuk
Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
Dialing code: +299
Country code: GL
Population: 56,968
Greenlandic is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken by about 57,000 people in Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) and Denmark. There are three main dialects: West Greenlandic (Kalaallisut), East Greenlandic (Tunumiisut) and North Greenlandic (Inuktun). West Greenlandic is spoken by 54,500 people in Nuuk, Sisimiut and Kangerussuaq, is has been the official language of the Greenlandic autonomous territory since 2009 - before then it shared official status with Danish. West Greenlandic used in Greenland's schools, and is the sole medium of instruction in primary schools. It is also spoken by 7,000 people in Denmark. East Greenlandic is spoken by 3,000 people mainly in the Tasiilaq in southeast Greenland, and North Greenlandic is spoken by 1,000 people in Qaanaaq and Nord in the north of Greenland. North Greenlandic has more similarities with Inuktitut, an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Canada, than other Greenlandic dialects. Greenlandic probably arrived in Greenland in the 13th century and was first described in the 1600s. In the 1700s Danish missionary compiled dictionaries and grammars of the language - the first Greenlandic dictionary was published in 1750, and the first grammar in 1760, both by Paul Edege (1708-1789).