aavarpaa

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *auva- (“hunt caribou”), from Proto-Eskimo *aru-va- (“hunt caribou, seal”). Compare aaffaq (“hunting area for reindeer”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aavarpaa/, [aːvəp.pəː]

Verb[edit]

aavarpaa (intransitive aavarpoq)

(transitive) is hunting reindeer in the region
(transitive) searches it for reindeer

References[edit]

Lorentzen, S. Den grønlandske ordbog, at oqaasileriffik.gl

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