napaaqtuq

Inuktitut

Etymology

Compare Greenlandic napaartoq (rowan), Inupiaq napaaqtuq (black spruce), Inuvialuktun napaaqtuq (tree).

Noun

napaaqtuq (dual napaaqtuuk, plural napaaqtuit)

  1. tree

References

  • napaartuq in Lucien Schneider, Ulirnaisigutiit: An Inuktitut-English Dictionary of Northern Quebec, Labrador, and Eastern Arctic Dialects