qulingiluat

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Greenlandic

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    Cardinal: qulingiluat
    Ordinal: qulingiluaat

Etymology

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From Proto-Eskimo *quləŋŋuʀutəŋit- (nine), originally from *qulə(t) (ten) + *-ŋŋur (become) + *-utǝ (do with) + *-ŋit (lack), literally "lacking in becoming ten".

Pronunciation

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  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /quliŋiluat/, [qʊ.lɪ.ŋɪ.lʊ.ʷət]

Numeral

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qulingiluat

  1. nine
    • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Teknikerit 28-vit isiginnaartitsisartullu qulinigiluat[sic – meaning qulingiluat] Tunumiisimanertik naammagisimaaqaat.
      The 28 technicians and nine actors [something] their stay in Tunu.

Synonyms

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