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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. It is the most widely spoken Eskimo–Aleut language.
- Eskaleut Languages
The Eskaleut (/ ɛ ˈ s k æ l i uː t / e-SKAL-ee-oot),...
- Greenland
The orthography and vocabulary of the Greenlandic language...
- Inuit Languages
to hear -tsiaq- well -junnaq- be able to -nngit- not...
- Inuktun
Inuktun (English: Polar Inuit, Greenlandic:...
- Languages
Languages of Greenland. The official language of Greenland...
- West Greenlandic
West Greenlandic in blue. Kalaallisut ( lit. ' language of...
- Eskaleut Languages
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 ...
- 56,200, 88% of ethnic population (2007)
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Greenlandic is an Eskimo–Aleut language with about 57,000 speakers, mostly Greenlandic Inuit in Greenland. It is closely related to the Inuit languages in Canada such as Inuktitut. It is the most widely spoken Eskimo–Aleut language. In June 2009, the government of Greenland, the Naalakkersuisut, made Greenlandic the sole official language of the autonomous territory, to strengthen it in ...
The Greenlandic three- vowel system, composed of /i/, /u/, and /a/, is typical for an Eskimo–Aleut language. Double vowels are analyzed as two morae and so they are phonologically a vowel sequence and not a long vowel. They are also orthographically written as two vowels. [2] [3] There is only one diphthong, /ai/, which occurs only at the ...
