qanoq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *qanu-ʁ (when [past], when [future], how many, how), from Proto-Eskimo *qańu- (when [past], when [future], how many). Compare qanga (when [past]), and qaqugu (when [future]).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

qanoq

  1. (interrogative) how, what

Interjection[edit]

qanoq

  1. pardon, say again
  2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • 1998 September 1, “Aatsaat qaamasunik amilinnik takusut”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Soorunami siornatigut aviisitigut allatigullu qaamasunik amillit qanoq isikkoqarnersut ilisimareeraluarlugit sunaaffa aatsaat iluamik inuttarsisut.
      While they had, of course, already seen people with light skin in newspapers and the like, it turned out that they had not met any in the flesh.

Usage notes[edit]

This word will cause indicative intonation in the sentence it is used, but not if used in isolation.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk grammatik, p. 25-26. Atuagkat 2003. →ISBN

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