avanersuaq is the dialect of the area around qaanaaq in northern greenland. it is sometimes called the thule dialect or north greenlandic. this area is the northernmost settlement area of the inuit and has a relatively small number of speakers. it is reputed to be fairly close to the north baffin dialect, since a group of inuit from baffin island settled in the area during the 19th and early 20th centuries. it counts under 1,000 speakers.