Kalaallisut

Greenlandic

Eskimo-Aleut (Inuit)

FamilyEskimo-Aleut (Inuit) Speakers~57K ScriptLatin (with q for /q/) CountriesGreenland Official inGreenland (sole official language) Vitalityvulnerable ISO 639-3kal

Also known as: Greenlandic, Kalaallisut

Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) is the only Eskimo-Aleut language with sole-official status in a sovereign-equivalent polity (Greenland, since 2009 self-rule). Spoken by ~57K. Highly polysynthetic — single words can express full sentences via productive suffix chains (e.g. illoqarpunga "I have a house"). Three main dialects: West (standard Kalaallisut), East (Tunumiit), Polar North (Inuktun). Latin script standardized 1973; literary tradition since the 1721 Hans Egede mission, with the first Greenlandic novel published 1914 (Mathias Storch).

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Greenlandic

Water

imeq

imeq

Fire

inneq

inːeq

Sun

seqineq

seqineq

Moon

qaammat

qaːmːat

Star

ulloriaq

uɬːoʁiaq

Night

unnuaq

unːuaq

Rain

sialuk

sialuk

Snow

aput

aput

Wind

anori

anoʁi

Earth

nuna

nuna

Stone

ujarak

uˈjaʁak

Mountain

qaqqaq

qaqːaq

Sea

imaq

imaq

Mother

anaana

anaːna

Father

ataata

ataːta

Daughter

panik

panik

I

uanga

uaŋa

You

illit

iɬːit

We

uagut

uaɣut

Name

ateq

atəq

Person

inuk

inuk

Head

niaqoq

niaqoq

Eye

isi

isi

Ear

siut

siut

Nose

qingaq

qiŋaq

Mouth

qaneq

qaneq

Tooth

kigut

kiɣut

Tongue

oqaq

oqaq

Hand

assak

asːak

Foot

isigak

isiɣak

Heart

uummat

uːmːat

Bone

saaneq

saːneq

Blood

aak

aːk

Poop

anaq

anaq

Love

asavaa

asavaː

Tree

orpik

oʁpik

Dog

qimmeq

qimːeq

Cat

qitsuk

qitsuk

Fish

aalisagaq

aːlisaɣaq

Bird

timmiaq

timːiaq

Butterfly

pakkaluaq

pakːaluaq

Egg

mannik

manːik

Bear

nanoq

nanoq

Horse

hiisti

hiːsti

House

illu

iɬːu

Milk

immuk

imːuk

Honey

tungusunnitsuut

tuŋusunːitsuːt

Salt

taratsut

taʁatsut

Wine

viinni

viːnːi

Rice

qaqorteqqasut

qaqoχteqːasut

Chocolate

sukkulaat

sukːulaːt

Iron

savimineq

savimineq

Wheel

assakaasoq

asːakaːsoq

Silk

siiliki

siːliki

Book

atuagaq

atuaɣaq

Eat

nerivoq

neʁivoq

Drink

imerpoq

imeʁpoq

Sleep

sinippoq

siˈnippɔq

One

ataaseq

ataːseq

Two

marluk

maɬːuk

Three

pingasut

piŋasut

Four

sisamat

sisamat

Five

tallimat

taɬːimat

Hundred

untritit

untʁitit

Hello

aluu

aluː

Thank you

qujanaq

qujanaq

Good

ajunngilaq

ajuŋːilaq

New

nutaaq

nutaːq

Red

aappaluttoq

aːpːalutːoq

White

qaqortoq

qaqoχtoq

Black

qernertoq

qeɴːeχtoq

Green

qorsuk

qoχsuk

Blue

tungujorpoq

tuŋuˈjɔʁpɔq

Computer

qarasaasiaq

qaʁasaːsiaq

Tea

tii

tiː

Coffee

kaffi

kafːi

Sugar

sukkut

sukːut

Orange

appelsiina

apːəlsiːna

At sign

aajusaq

aːjusaq

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Eskimo-Aleut (Inuit)

Meaning GreenlandicInuktitutInupiaqCentral Alaskan YupikCentral Siberian YupikCreePlains Cree
Water imeq /imeq/ ᐃᒪᖅ /imaq/ imiq /imiq/ meq /məq/ мыӄ /mɨq/ ᓂᐱᕀ /nipij/ ᓂᐱᕀ /nipij/
Fire inneq /inːeq/ ᐃᑯᒪ /ikuma/ igniq /iɡniq/ keneq /kənəq/ кыныӄ /kɨnɨq/ ᐃᐢᑯᑌᐤ /iskoteːw/ ᐃᐢᑯᑌᐤ /iskoteːw/
Sun seqineq /seqineq/ ᓯᕿᓂᖅ /siqiniq/ siqiñiq /siqiɲiq/ akerta /akəʁta/ сиӄиныӄ /siqinɨq/ ᐲᓯᒼ /piːsim/ ᐲᓯᒼ /piːsim/
Moon qaammat /qaːmːat/ ᑕᖅᑭᖅ /taqːiq/ tatqiq /tatqiq/ iraluq /iraluq/ танӄиӄ /tanqiq/ ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐏ ᐲᓯᒼ /tipiskaːwi piːsim/ ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐃᐧᐲᓯᒼ /tipiskaːwi piːsim/
Star ulloriaq /uɬːoʁiaq/ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᐊᖅ /ulːuʁiaq/ uvluġiaq /uvluʁiaq/ agyaq /aɣjaq/ иӷалыӄытаӄ /iɣalɨqɨtaq/ ᐊᒑᐦᑯᐢ /atʃaːhkos/ ᐊᒑᐦᑯᐢ /acaːhkos/
Night unnuaq /unːuaq/ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖅ /unːuaq/ unnuaq /unːuaq/ unuk /unuk/ унук /unuk/ ᑎᐱᐢᐠ /tipisk/ ᑎᐱᐢᐠ /tipisk/
Rain sialuk /sialuk/ ᓯᐊᓗᒃ /sialuk/ siḷaluk /siʎaluk/ ellalluk /əɬːaɬuk/ ныпсюк /nɨpsjuk/ ᑭᒥᐘᐣ /kimiwan/ ᑭᒥᐘᐣ /kimiwan/
Snow aput /aput/ ᐊᐳᑦ /aput/ apun /apun/ qanikcaq /qaniktʃaq/ анигу /aniɣu/ ᑰᓇ /koːna/ ᑰᓇ /koːna/
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