qanga

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *qaŋa (when [past], when [future], how many, how), from Proto-Eskimo *qa(v)- (when [past], when [future], how many). Compare qanoq (how), and qaqugu (when [future]).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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qanga

  1. (interrogative) when (referring to past events)
  2. formerly; in the old days

See also

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Inuktitut

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Adverb

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qanga (syllabics ᖃᖓ)

  1. when