inuk
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *inuɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *ińuɣ. Cognate of Inupiaq iñuk, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ (inok), and East Greenlandic iik.
Noun
inuk (plural inuit)
- person
- 1982 August 4, "Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq", Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten
- Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik[sic] martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.
- The people from BBC have been in Ammassalik twice. The first time in March, ? on the firm ice [on the water] of the winter.
- Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik[sic] martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.
- 1982 August 4, "Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq", Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten
Declension
Declension of inuk
Inuktitut
Noun
inuk (dual inuuk, plural inuit)
- Latin spelling of ᐃᓄᒃ (inok)