angajoq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *aŋaju-ɣ- (“parent, elder sibling”), from Proto-Eskimo *aŋa-ju- (“parent, elder one”). Compare Inuktitut ᐊᖓᔪᖅ (angayoq).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

angajoq

  1. elder sibling of the same sex

Declension[edit]

Declension of angajoq
singular plural
absolutive angajoq angajut
ergative angajup angajut
allative angajumut angajunut
ablative angajumit angajunit
prosecutive angajukkut angajutsigut
locative angajumi angajuni
instrumental angajumik angajunik
equative angajutut angajutut

Synonyms[edit]

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • ani (“elder brother of girl”)

Further reading[edit]

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