angakkoq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *aŋätku-, from Proto-Eskimo *aŋalku-. Compare Inuktitut ᐊᖓᑦᑯᖅ (angatkoq) and Inuvialuktun angatkuq.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

angakkoq (plural angakkut)

  1. shaman, angakok
  2. (North Greenland) basin

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Danish: angakok
  • English: angakok

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