angajoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aŋaju-ɣ- (“parent, elder sibling”), from Proto-Eskimo *aŋa-ju- (“parent, elder one”). Compare Inuktitut ᐊᖓᔪᖅ (angayoq).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aŋajuq/, [a.ŋə.jɔq]

Noun

angajoq

  1. elder sibling of the same sex

Declension

Declension of angajoq
case singular plural
absolutive angajoq angajut
ergative angajup
allative angajumut angajunut
ablative angajumit angajunit
prolative angajukkut angajutsigut
locative angajumi angajuni
instrumental angajumik angajunik
equative angajutut

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

  • ani (“elder brother of girl”)

Further reading

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