inissisimavoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /inissisimavuq/, [i.nɪs.sɪ.sy.mə.vɔq]

Verb

inissisimavoq

1. (intransitive) be situated
   • 1998 May 7, “Tasiilami efterskoleqalernissaa Jakob Sivertsen-ip sulissutigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

     Angallannikkut Tasiilaq inissisimalluarpoq, Kitaata aamma Island-ip Danmark-illu akornanni, ...

     In terms of traffic, Tasiilaq is situated well, between w:Kitaa on one side and Iceland and Denmark on the other, ...

Derived terms

• inissisimaneq (“role, status, position”)