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Merged inuksuk and inukshuk. -- Montrealais 04:38, 29 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I still don't understand the difference between 'inuksugaq and inukshuk. I was hoping the article would clarify what each of them means, how much their meanings overlap, and how the terms can be used contrastively.--Sonjaaa 03:22, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is little if any difference between them. It's more or less a variation in spelling due to the large number of Inuktitut dialects that are used across the Arctic. I live in Cambridge Bay and inukshuk is the word used here (and for the most part west of us) and you would never hear inuksugaq used. It would be considered an Eastern Artcic word by the people that live here. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 06:13, 28 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is no such thing as an InukSHUK

The common spelling "Inukshuk" is incorrect, as there is no 'H', nor any 'shhh' sound in Inuktitut.

Why is inuksuk redirecting here? Why is "inukshuk" never used in the article, nor in other languages or the commons? I think this page ought to be a redirect to inuksuk, and I think there is evidence enough to move it. -- Sy / (talk) 00:03, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move

  • InukshukInuksukRationale: There is no 'h' sound in the Inuktitut language. "Inukshuk" is a common typo. This article in other language as well as on the wikimedia commons all use "inuksuk". … Please share your opinion at Talk:Inukshuk. -- Sy / (talk) 00:09, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Support -- All other language links and the wikimedia commons use "Inuksuk". -- Sy / (talk) 00:09, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose, this is how it is spelled in English. Adam Bishop 02:34, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. There is not an "English" spelling, as it is a non-English word. There are just interpretations of the word into our alphabet, Inuksuk being the one that's actually pronounced correct. -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 22:23, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose the common English spelling is "Inukshuk" and it is a borrowed word into English, and appears in Canadian English. 132.205.94.75 01:53, 18 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Well it seems the Government of Nunavut supports at least three spellings of it. I was surprised to find that Inukshuk was listed at Asuilaak Living Dictionary but that inuksuk is listed as a North Baffin (Tununiq Dialect) dialect. So it would appear that according to the dictionary inukshuk is the English version and inukhuk is the Inuinnaqtun version. It is of course possible that there may be other versions of the speeling based on other dialects. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 00:58, 18 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There's no H sound in this word in English either. What is your point? Adam Bishop 02:34, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Um. "Englishh". There's no "shh" sound in Inuktitut. Inukshhuk isn't the proper pronunciation, so it seems wierd to use it as the spelling. -- Sy / (talk) 03:49, 18 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes yes, I was just being pedantic, "sh" is just the spelling, there is no actual "h" sound. Adam Bishop 04:16, 18 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a widely seen thing showing Canadian English usage of inukshuk :

Note that the inukshuk is the official symbol of the 2010 Winter Olympics and is spelt with an h. 132.205.45.110 03:04, 19 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]