aavarpaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *auva- (“hunt caribou”), from Proto-Eskimo *aru-va- (“hunt caribou, seal”). Compare aaffaq (“hunting area for reindeer”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aavarpaa/, [aː.vɑp.pəː]

Verb

aavarpaa (intransitive aavarpoq)

  1. (transitive) is hunting reindeer in the region
  2. (transitive) searches it for reindeer

References

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