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For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Greenlandic (Greenlandic: kalaallisut [kalaːɬːisʉt]; Danish: grønlandsk [ˈkʁɶnˌlænˀsk]) is an Eskimo–Aleut language with about 57,000 speakers, [1] mostly Greenlandic Inuit in Greenland. It is closely related to the Inuit languages in Canada such as Inuktitut.
- Eskaleut Languages
The Eskaleut (/ ɛ ˈ s k æ l i uː t / e-SKAL-ee-oot),...
- Greenland
Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, pronounced...
- Inuit Languages
to hear -tsiaq- well -junnaq- be able to -nngit- not...
- Inuktun
Geographic distribution. Apart from the town of Qaanaaq,...
- Languages of Greenland
The remainder of the population mainly speaks Danish;...
- Inuit Sign Language
Within Academia and the wider majority community, little is...
- West Greenlandic
Kalaallisut ( lit. ' language of the Kalaallit '), also...
- Eskaleut Languages
Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) Greenlandic is a member of the Inuit branch of the Eskimo-Aleut language family. Unlike most Inuit languages, it has a lot of influence and loanwords from languages such as Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Faroese, Finnish and English. It is spoken by about 57,000 people in Greenland ( Kalaallit Nunaat) and Denmark ...
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Greenlandic phonology distinguishes itself phonologically from the other Inuit languages by a series of assimilations. Greenlandic phonology allows clusters of two consonants, but phonetically, the first consonant in a cluster is assimilated to the second one resulting in a geminate consonant.
Greenlandic can be divided into three dialects: Kalaallisut or, in English, Greenlandic, is the standard dialect and official language of Greenland. This standard national language is now taught to all Greenlanders in school, regardless of their native dialect. It is related to Inuktitut. It reflects almost exclusively the language of western ...
