ilinniarpoq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *ǝli-t- (“learn, teach, know, practise sorcery, curse, recognise”), from Proto-Eskimo *ǝli-t- (“learn, know, recognise”). Compare ilikkarpaa (“has learnt it”), ilisimavoq (“knows, is wise”), ilisiippoq (“conjures”), ilisiitsoq (“witch”), and ilisaraa (“recognise”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /ilinniarpuq/, [i.lɪn.nɪ.əp.pɔq]

Verb[edit]

ilinniarpoq (transitive ilinniarpaa)

  1. (intransitive) to study, to be taking an education
  2. (intransitive) to do homework

Further reading[edit]

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