ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ

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Inuktitut

Noun

ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ (qallonaaq) (plural ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ, Latin qallunaaq)

  1. White, European, not Inuit
    • ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ ᐅᖃᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᐃᒫᒃ ᐃᓄᕈᓗᐃᑦ, ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᑲᖅᓴᕋᔭᙱᓚᖅ. Kisianili qallunaaq uqarniqpat imaak inuruluit, inuk akaqsarajanngilaq.
      But if a white man says inuruluit, Inuit person will be offended. (Hansard of Nunavut. Source n° 20010328).