BGNPCGN · 2013

Romanization of Inuktitut (2013 Agreement)

bgnpcgn-iu-Cans-Latn-2013

Authority: bgnpcgn
Year: 2013
Source script: Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Cans · 440
Destination script: Latin Latn · 215
Language: Inuktitut
Invertibility: Lossy · many-to-one (114 pairs , 1 many-to-one )

The BGN/PCGN system for Inuktitut romanizes Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics (qaniujaaqpait) used for geographic names in Nunavut. The syllabic chart was approved by the Inuit Cultural Institute at Arviat in 1976. The BGN/PCGN agreement is dated 2013 and was checked for validity and accuracy in June 2018.

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