qallunaaq
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
qallunaaq (plural qallunaaqs)
- Alternative form of Qallunaaq
Inuktitut[edit]
Noun[edit]
qallunaaq (syllabics ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ)
- White, European, not Inuit
- ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ ᐅᖃᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᐃᒫᒃ ᐃᓄᕈᓗᐃᑦ, ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᑲᖅᓴᕋᔭᙱᓚᖅ. Kisianili qallunaaq uqarniqpat imaak inuruluit, inuk akaqsarajanngilaq.
- But if a white man says inuruluit, Inuit person will be offended. (Hansard of Nunavut. Source n° 20010328).
- ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ ᐅᖃᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᐃᒫᒃ ᐃᓄᕈᓗᐃᑦ, ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᑲᖅᓴᕋᔭᙱᓚᖅ. Kisianili qallunaaq uqarniqpat imaak inuruluit, inuk akaqsarajanngilaq.
