iqaluk

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Inuktitut[edit]

Noun[edit]

iqaluk (pl iqaluit)

  1. Latin spelling of ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok)

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Iqaluit
  • French: Iqaluit

Inupiaq[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *ǝqaluɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝqaɫuɣ. Cognate of Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok).

Noun[edit]

iqaluk (dual iqalluk, plural iqaluit)

  1. fish
    Iqaluit niġiruni nakuuruq.
    Fish are good to eat.