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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),...
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Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, pronounced...
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to hear -tsiaq- well -junnaq- be able to -nngit- not...
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Geographic distribution. Apart from the town of Qaanaaq,...
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The official language of Greenland is Greenlandic. The number of speakers of Greenlandic is estimated at 50,000 (85-90% of the total population), divided in three main dialects, Kalaallisut (West-Greenlandic, 44,000 speakers and the dialect that is used as official language), Tunumiit (East-Greenlandic, 3,000 speakers) and Inuktun (North ...
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The letter Κʼ ĸ (kra) was used in Greenlandic until 1973, when it was replaced by Q.
Inuit tamarmik inunngorput nammineersinnaassuseqarlutik assigiimmillu ataqqinassuseqarlutillu pisinnaatitaaffeqarlutik. Silaqassusermik tarnillu nalunngissusianik pilersugaapput, imminnullu iliorfigeqatigiittariaqaraluarput qatanngutigiittut peqatigiinnerup anersaavani. Hear a recording of this text
Information about the Greenlandic language http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaallisut_language https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grönländska http://www.greenlandic.estranky.cz/clanky/o-gronstine.html(in Czech) Greenlandic lessons https://learngreenlandic.com/ https://www.sermersooq.dk/ Greenlandic phrases http://www.boomspeed.com/lckmctighe/greenlandic.h...
Aleut, Alutiiq, Greenlandic, Inuktitut, Inuktun, Iñupiaq, Sirenik, Yup'ik (Central Alaskan), Yupik (Central Siberian) Languages written with the Latin alphabet Page last modified: 22.09.23 [top] Why not share this page: If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in oth...
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)
The second most infamous sound of the Greenlandic language is the double L. This is a sound made with a bit of air – like when you say words with SL in but rather than separating the sounds of S and L we say them at the same time. Try to push the side of your tongue close to the left inside of your teeth while letting air out of your mouth.
Greenlandic became the sole official language in June 2009. [1] West Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) - A majority of the population speaks West Greenlandic, most of them bi- or tri-lingually. Danish language - still widely used in the administration and in higher education, as well as remaining the first or only language for some Danish immigrants.
