Microsoft Introduces Inuktitut to Microsoft Translator

Press Release

TORONTO – January 27, 2021 – Today, Microsoft announced the addition of Inuktitut text translation to Microsoft Translator. This addition will allow users to translate any of the more 70 languages to or from Inuktitut, the primary dialect of the Inuktut language, which also includes Inuinnaqtun. Inuktitut is spoken by approximately 40,000 Inuit across Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland in Canada and seventy per cent of the residents of Nunavut use Inuktitut.

Now available in the Microsoft Translator apps, Office, and Translator for Bing, users can use AI-powered Azure Cognitive Services Translator and Azure Cognitive Services Speech to add Inuktitut translation to apps, websites, workflows and tools. This provides an additional way to make Inuktitut more accessible at work, at school and in everyday life and will help ensure the language continues to thrive.

“For thousands of years, Inuit have spoken Inuktut across the world. It’s amazing how we have kept Inuktut strong by adapting to changes in our culture. Embracing new technology is a perfect example of our resilience. Adding Inuktitut to Microsoft Translator is a great accomplishment and it shows how collaboration with Microsoft makes a positive and lasting difference in the future of our language.  Let’s take the time to celebrate this significant milestone, knowing that it is a strong step on the path to the continued revitalization of Inuktut,” said the Honourable Margaret Nakashuk, Minister of Culture and Heritage, Government of Nunavut.

The Government of Nunavut is working proactively to ensure the vitality of Inuktitut and adding it to Microsoft Translator is just a part of this effort. The Government of Nunavut worked closely with Microsoft to get the language data needed to create the new translation model. Inuktitut speakers also volunteered their time and expertise to validate and test the translations. Every two weeks, one of the world’s 7,000 languages dies with its last speaker. It is predicted that between 50 and 90 per cent of endangered languages will disappear by next century.

The Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada assert that “Indigenous languages are a fundamental and valued element of Canadian culture and society, and there is an urgency to preserve them.” Working to preserve Indigenous languages is an important step on the road to reconciliation.

The launch of Inuktitut in Translator coincides with Uqauasirmut Quviasuutiqarniq, an annual celebration of Inuktut language in Nunavut, taking place this February. Eighty per cent of Nunavut’s 39,000 residents are of Inuit descent;

“It is an honour and a privilege to work with the Government of Nunavut on such an important project,” said Kevin Peesker, President, Microsoft Canada. “Language is deeply connected to culture and identity.  We believe technology can help protect our heritage and preserve language. That is why we are proud to collaborate with the Government of Nunavut and learn from Inuktitut speakers to add Inuktitut text translation to Microsoft Translator.”

The Government of Nunavut also recently deployed Microsoft Teams to many of its 5,200-plus employees and additional support workers, providing new ways to connect virtually across Nunavut’s vast territory. Nunavut is also exploring the potential of leveraging Teams to deliver programs and services across the territory.

While businesses and governments around the world had to quickly pivot to digital solutions to meet the demands of the global pandemic, the Government of Nunavut has long understood the challenges of delivering services to residents in remote locations. There is little transportation infrastructure connecting Nunavut’s 25 communities, some of which are north of the Arctic Circle; Canada’s northernmost territory is accessible only by air and, in the summer, by boat.

Security was a key consideration for Nunavut in choosing Teams after being hit by a major ransomware attack last year that took down everything from Nunavut’s phone systems to its servers. Microsoft was among the firms that jumped in to help with the restoration of these systems. After the attack, officials weighed rebuilding old systems versus moving forward in the cloud and ultimately chose the cloud.

“Our collaboration with Microsoft allowed us to advance our information technology infrastructure by leaps and bounds,” said Dean Wells, corporate chief information officer for the Government of Nunavut. Wells went on to say, “Microsoft is a partner of ours now, and an extension of our family,” after Microsoft’s support to recover from the ransomware attack and help with territory-wide deployment of Teams.

The addition of Microsoft Teams has allowed government employees and residents to access skills training, and other essential services, potentially saving Nunavut millions of dollars in travel costs.

One government employee, Adam Guimond-Pishuktie, a records analyst, is using Teams to learn Inuktitut, so he can better communicate with friends and elders, saying, “We have Teams meetings every week, and it helps a lot. You can try to learn it online and try to understand the grammar yourself. But it’s a lot harder, you’re not understanding how to pronounce words. On Teams, the teachers are very helpful with that.”

“Organizations of all types have turned to Teams in the pandemic to help employees connect and collaborate.  Seeing how the Government of Nunavut is using Teams to deliver services to residents who are remote not just because of COVID, but because of vast distances between communities may be among the most transformative in the post-pandemic world,” said Peesker.

For more information on Microsoft Translator please visit microsoft.com/translator; to learn more about Microsoft Teams, please visit https://aka.ms/workunplugged.

Microsoft-ᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Microsoft ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ ᒧᒥᒃᑎᕆᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ

Microsoft-kkut qarisaujakkut nalunaiqsivut Inuktitut Microsoft uqausirmit mumiktirijjutimik

ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᒧᒥᒃᑎᕆᔾᔪᑎ ᐊᑐᒐᒃᓴᖅ; ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒍᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᒋᕗᑦ ᑲᑎᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑲᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᓂᑦ, ᐃᓅᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᕋᓛᖑᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ.

Gavamakkut nunavuumit atuqtittivut qarisaujakkut katiqsuinirmit aaqqiksillutik uqausirnit mumiktirijjuti atugaksaq; gavamakkut tigusivalliagivut katittlutik aaqqiksillutik akauniqsamit aturunnaqtumit pilirivvingnit, inuuttiarasungnirmut amma ilinniakkannirlutik nunaliralaanguniqsanut.

ᑐᕌᓐᑐ − ᔮᓐᓄᐊᕆ 27, 2021 – ᐅᓪᓗᒥ, Microsoft (ᒪᑯᕈᓵᕝ) ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑎᒥᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ Microsoft (ᒪᑯᕈᓵᕝ). ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ 70−ᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᓪᓗ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᐳᖅ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐸᓗᒃ 40,000 ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 70−ᐳᓴᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ.

Turaantu – Jaannuari 27, 2021 – Ullumi, Microsoft (Makurusaav) nalunaiqsivut ilagiaqsinirmit Inuktitut titirarnikkut asijjirutimit taassuminga Microsoft (Makurusaav). Taanna ilagiaqsimajuq atuqtittiniaqpuq atuqpaktunit uqausirmut asijjiqsinirmut taakkununga 70-nut ajjigiingittunit uqausirnit uvvaluunniit Inuktitullu, atuqtaugajuttuq uqausiq Inuktut, ilagijaulluni Inuinnaqtut, Inuktitut uqausiit atuqtauvakpuq imannapaluk 40,000 Inuit tamaani Inuit nunangannit, Inuit nunalinginnit kanatamit amma 70-pusat inugijanginnit nunavuumit atuqpakput Inuktitut uqausirmit.

ᐊᑐᒐᒃᓴᐅᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ  Microsoft Translator apps, ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖕᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ Translator for Bing, ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᙵᑦ Azure Cognitive Services Translator ᐊᒻᒪ  Azure Cognitive Services Speech ᐃᓚᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑎᒥᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᔾᔪᑎᒥᑦ, ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖕᒧᑦ, ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒧᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᓇᕝᕕᖕᓂᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕐᓗᓂ.

Atugaksauliqpuq tavvani Microsoft Translator apps, titirarvingnit, amma Translator for Bing, atuqpaktut aturunnaqput tavvanngat Azure Cognitive Services Translator amma Azure Cognitive Services Speech ilasilutik Inuktitut asijjirutimit qarisaujarmut ilisijjutimit, ikiaqqivingmut, qarisaujarmut atugarnut amma aaqqigutimut. Tamanna atuinnautittivuq ilagiaqsimajuq tamanna Inuktitut atuqtaukkanniqullugu sanavvingnit, ilinniarvingnit amma qautamaat atuqtauvaktunit amma ikajuutiulluni uqausiq atuqtauniqsaulirluni.

“1−ᑕᐅᓴᓐ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ. ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑑᕗᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᒃᑲᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᓴᖖᒋᔫᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᒐᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᑦ. ᑎᒍᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᑕ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Microsoft−ᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑎᒥᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ Microsoft−ᒥᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕌᕐᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑦᑎᒍᑦ.  ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᓚᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᖅ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓴᖖᒋᔫᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᓴᖖᒋᓕᖅᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ.

“1-tausan arraagut aniguqtut, Inuit uqausiqaqput Inuktut nunarjuarmit. Kamanaqtuuvuq kajusitikkattigut inuktut uqausiq sanngijuulluni ilaliutivalliallugu asijjiqpalliagaluaqtluni Inuit iliqqusingit. Tigusivallialluta nutaangujunit qarisaujakkut nalunaijattiaqsimavuq kajusittiarnirmit. Ilagiaqsinirmit Inuktitut Microsoft-mut uqausirnit asijjirutimit kajusiniqattiaqpuq piujumut amma turaarniqattiaqtluni sivuniksattinnut uqausittigut. Tamanna quviasuutigilavut piliriangunniujuq, qaujimalluta tamanna sanngijuulluni pigiarutiungmat kajusiniqaqtilluta sanngiliqtikkannirlutigut inuktitut.

ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᖖᒋᔫᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ Microsoft−ᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕈᑎᒥᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓇᔪᖕᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ  ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᖖᒐᑦ Microsoft−ᒥᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑖᒥᑦ  ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑎᒥᑦ. ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓖᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᒃᐳᑦ ᐱᐅᔫᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖕᒑᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᖢᓂᔾᔪᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑳᖓᑕ, ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ 7000 ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑑᑉ. ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᑕᒫᓂ 50 ᐳᓴᓐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 90 ᐳᓴᓐᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᑉᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 100 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᐸᑕ.

Gavamakkut nunavuumit piliriarijaqaqput kajusitittillutik sanngijuuluni Inuktitut amma ilasilutik tavvunga Microsoft-mut uqausirmit asijjiriarutimit tamanna pinajungniuvuq kajusitittinirmit. Gavamakkut nunavuumit piliriaqaqput piliriqatiqaqtlutit taakkunanngat Microsoft-mit tamanna uqausiq katiqsuiniq saqqittilutik nutaamit uqausirnit asijjirutimit. Inuktitut uqausiliit akiliqsuqtaunatik pilirivakput amma qaujimajigijaujut piliriaqaqpakput piujuugaluarmangaat amma qaujigiaqtlunijjuk asijjiqtauniujut. Pinasuarusiq marruuk pianikkaangata, silarjuarmit 7000 uqausiit asiuvakput kinguniagut uqallaktuup. Isumagijauvuq tamaani 50 pusant amma 90 pusant attarnaqtumiipput uqausiit asiulutiglu arraagunut 100 ungataanullu aniguqpata.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᖖᒐᑦ ᓱᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ “ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓰᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᕆᓗᒋᓪᓗ.” ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓗᒍ ᓴᐳᑎᓯᒪᓇᓱᒡᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

Taakkua atuagaujut tavvanngat sulinirmut aaqqigiarnirmut katimajiit kanatamit uqaqsimavut “nunaqaqqaaqsimajut uqausingit pimmariuninginnit iliqqusiit kanatamit amma inunginnit, amma tuavirnaqtuulluni uqausiit mianirilugillu.” Piliriarilugu saputisimanasuglugu nunaqaqqaaqsimajut uqausingit pimmariuningit kajusitittinasungnirmut turaagaulluni aaqqigiarnirmut.

ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᐊ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑎ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓂᕆᔭᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᕖᕝᕗᐊᕆᒥᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ 39,000 ᐃᓄᖏᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ 80−ᐳᓴᖖᒐ ᐃᓅᕗᑦ;

Pigiarutia Inuktitut uqausirnit asijjiruti atauttikkut saqqitaunirijanga taanna uqausirmut quviasuutiqarniq, arraagutamaat quviasuutauvaktuq inuktut uqausiq nunavuumit, atuqtauniaqtuq Viivvuarimit. Nunavut 39,000 inungit taakkua 80-pusannga inuuvut;

“ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᕙᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖓᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᐊᕙᓐ ᐲᔅᑯ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖕᒍᔪᖅ, ᑕᕝᕙᓂ Microsoft ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ. “ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᐳᖅ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐅᒃᐱᕆᕙᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐳᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓗᑕ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ Microsoft−ᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑎᑦᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ.”

“Quviasuutigivavut amma quvianaqtuulluni piliriqatiqaqtlutik gavamakkunnit nunavuumit pimmariutillugu piliriarijangat,” uqaqtluni Kiavan Piisku, angajuqqaangujuq, tavvani Microsoft Kanatamit. “Uqausiq aktuaniqallarikpuq tavvunga iliqqusirmut amma nalunairniq kinaunirmut. Ukpirivavut tamakkua qarisaujat ikajuutijunnarmata mianiqsinirmut amma saputilugit uqausiit. Taimaimmat quviasukpugut katujjiqatigilugit gavamakkut nunavuumit amma ilittiluta Inuktitut uqallaktunit ilasiniaqtunit titirarnikkut uqausirnit asijjiqtittinirmut tavvunga Microsoft-kut uqausirmit asijjiqtittirinirmit.”

ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ Microsoft ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᒋ 5,200 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᖃᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᓂᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᓂᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ.

Gavamakkut nunavuumit piliriaqaqtittivut taakkuninga Microsoft pilirijinginnit imannatigi 5,200 ungataanut sanasiqaqtlutik amma ilaqarillutik ikajuqtuijunit sanajinit, atuqtittillutik atuqtaujunnaqtunit katillutik qarisaujakkut nunavuup iluani. Nunavut isumaksaqsiuqput atuqtaujunnaqtunit pilirijinginnut atuqtittilutik ikajuutaujunnaqtunit nunavuup iluani.

ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᕐᓄᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᕋᓛᖑᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖖᒋᓚᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ 25−ᖑᔪᑦ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᓯᓛᖑᕗᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ; ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᒃᑯᑦ.

Nangminiqaqtut amma gavamakkut silarjuarmit asijjiqsijariaqalauqput qarisaujarnut nuvagjuarnauju pijjutigillugu, gavamakkut nunavuumit tukisiumavut aksururnarninganit saqqittilutik nunaliralaangujunut. Ingirrajjutiqattianngilat nunaliujut 25-ngujut, ilangit quvvasilaanguvut ukiuqtaqturmit; kanatamit quttingniqpaangujut qangatasuukkut kisiani, amma aujakkut umiakkut.

ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑖᖕᓇ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᐱᕐᕆᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᓕᒫᓂᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓘᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ Microsoft ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᕐᓄᑦ. ᖁᐱᕐᕆᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᐃᑦ, ᓴᓇᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᒥᖕᓂᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ.

Sapujjisimaniq pimmariulauqpuq nunavummiunut niruaqsinirmit ilagijauniaqtunit taangna atulauqtillugu qarisaujakkut qupirrinniq arraaniajuliqtittilauqtuq qarisaujalimaanit gavamakkut uqaluutinginnit amma aulajjutinginnit. Taanna Micorsoft ikajuutilauqpuq aaqqiksuinirmit qarisaujarnut. Qupirrilauqtillugit qarisaujait, sanajingit aaqqigiaqsillutik atuqtamingnit uvvaluunniit nutaamit atulirlutik.

“ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ Microsoft−ᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᕗᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᓂᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑏᓐ ᕕᐅᓪᔅ, ᐃᓱᒪᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ. ᕕᐅᓪᔅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, “ᑖᒃᑯᐊ Microsoft−ᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᖃᓯᐅᑎᓕᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᓐᓇᕆᓕᖅᖢᑎᒍᑦ,” ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ Microsoft−ᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᖁᐱᕐᕆᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᓕᒫᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓄᑦ.

“Aqqiksinirijavut piliriqatiqaqtluta taakkunani Microsoft-kunnit ikajuutivuq atuqtattinnik qarisaujanit,” uqaqtluni Tiin Viuls, isumatarjuaq qarisaujanut tusaqtuliriji gavamakkut nunavummit. Viuls uqalauqpuq, “Taakkua Microsoft-kut ilagiqasiutiliqpavut maanna, amma ilannariliqtlutigut,” Ikajulauqtillugit Microsoft-kut aaqqiksillutik taassuminga qupirrijjutaujumit amma ikajuqtlutik nunavuulimaamut sanajiqarnirmut pilirijunut.

ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ Microsoft−ᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᓄᑦ, ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᖏᑉᐹᓪᓕᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

Ilagiaqsillutit taakkua Microsoft-kut pilirijingit pigiaqtittilauqput gavamakkut sanajinginnut amma nunalingnut ilinniaqtittikkannirnirmit, amma asinginnit ilitaujarialingnut pilirivvingnut, sapujjillutik nunavuumit kiinaujanit atungippaalliqtlutiglu aullaqattarnirmut.

ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᖅ, ᐋᑕᒥ ᒍᐃᒪᓐ−ᐱᓱᒃᑎ, ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᕐᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎ, ᐊᑐᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᒥ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ, “ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕙᒃᖢᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓐᓇᕆᕗᑎᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᓱᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᕗᖅ, ᑐᑭᓯᖏᓐᓇᕕᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᐅᕙᖕᒪᖕᒑᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ.”

Gavamakkunnut sanajiujuq, Aatami Guiman-Pijukti, qarisaujarnit qaujisaqti, atuqpuq pilirijinit ilinniarnirmit Inuktitut, uqaqatiqattiarunnarniarami piqannarijaminut amma innarijaujunut, uqaqtluni, “Pilirijiqaqpugut pinasuarusitamaat katimavaktluta, amma ikajuutittiaqpuq. Ilinniarunnarivutit qarisaujakkut amma tukisinasuglugit uqausiit ilingnit. Kisiani ajurnarniqsauvuq, tukisinginnavigit qanuq uqaqtauvangmangaata uqausiit. Piliriqatigijavut, ilinniaqtittijut ikajurunnattiaqput tamatuminga.”

“ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᓴᓇᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑕᑯᓪᓗᒍ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᓴᕿᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᕋᓛᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓᑐᐊᖑᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᕙᖕᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒌᖕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᐸᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐲᔅᑯᕐ.

“Katimajiralaat ajjigiingittut ilagijauliqput pilirijinut tamanna nuvagjuarnaq pijjutigillugu ikajurasuktlutik sanajinut ilagijaukkannirnirmut amma aaqqiksinirmut. Takullugu gavamakkut nunavuumit atuqtut pilirijinut saqittilutik pilirivvingnut nunaqaqtunut taakkunani nunaliralaangujunut taassumingatuiangungittuq nuvangnarjuarmut, kisianili suuqaimma nunaliit ungasigiingninginnut tamanna ikajuutiuniaqtuq nuvagjuarnaq aniguqpat,” uqaqtluni Piiskur.

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