aataaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *a(u)taa (“harp seal”) from Proto-Eskimo *a(r)uta (“seal skin”). Cognate with Alutiiq aataak (“seal skin”), and Naukanski awátaq.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aataaq/, [aːtɑːq]

Noun

aataaq (plural aataat)

1. harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)

Declension

Declension of aataaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	aataaq	aataat
ergative	aataap	aataat
allative	aataamut	aataanut
ablative	aataamit	aataanit
prosecutive	aataakkut	aataatigut
locative	aataami	aataani
instrumental	aataamik	aataanik
equative	aataatut	aataatut

References

• oqaasileriffik