Writing Systems

InuktitutinUnified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics

iku·CansSyllabaryMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

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Inuktitut: character repertoire and typing resources

CLDR 48.0.0 lists these exemplar characters for locale iu in Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics. This is a repertoire, not an ordered alphabet, pronunciation guide or claim about official usage.

This code is a macrolanguage. The locale repertoire does not establish coverage for every constituent language or variety.

Why this locale matches this record

Pinned CLDR overlong language-code alias (not a deprecated-code or variety substitution)

Pinned CLDR likelySubtags entry iu → iu-Cans-CA; identifies this locale's default convention, not a language-wide usage ranking

Pinned commit: 4d06be52b51bb2f75688d0abe55c52a66afed790. Source SHA-256: 78005f75657c20734e712887bd265429c1128da42a36d13f3c7b33a2ce2acd92.

A cell can contain a combining mark or a multi-character string. Its inspection link opens the first code point; it does not imply the sequence is one encoded character.

How can I type and display this language?

Search Keyman keyboards for Inuktitut. Check the keyboard’s language, platform, layout and licence before installing.

Find a Noto font for Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics or browse SIL fonts. These are discovery links, not verified support claims for this orthography. Glyph coverage alone does not guarantee shaping or language support.

Language-specific running-text sample: not yet available in this record. Characters above come from the cited repertoire, not a generated translation.

Source: CLDR 48.0.0, iu characters · Unicode Licence v3 · retrieved 2026-10-28. Methodology and limitations.

Language
ISO 639-3ikuStatusLivingScopeMacrolanguageScripts used3
Script
ISO 15924CansFamilyIndigenous North AmericanOriginNorth AmericaDirectionLeft-to-rightStatusLiving scriptOpenType tagcans

Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics, developed by missionary James Evans c. 1840 for Cree. Adapted for Ojibwe, Inuktitut, Blackfoot, and other Indigenous languages of Canada.

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