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Quick facts for kids East Greenlandic
Tunumiit oraasiat
Native to	East Greenland
Ethnicity	Tunumiit
Native speakers	3,000–3,500 (1995)
Language family	Eskimo–Aleut Eskimo Inuit Greenlandic East Greenlandic
Inuit dialects. Tunumiit is grey.
East Greenlandic is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Tunumiit oraasiat or East Greenlandic (East Greenlandic: tunumiisut, Kalaallisut: tunumiusut; Danish: østgrønlandsk) is a variety of Greenlandic spoken in eastern Greenland by the Tunumiit. It is generally considered a divergent dialect of Greenlandic, but verges on being a distinct language. The largest town where it is the primary language is Tasiilaq on Ammassalik Island, with the island's name being derived from the West Greenlandic name of the town.

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