oqaluppoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *uqa- (“tongue, to speak, to say”), from Proto-Eskimo *uqa- (“tongue, to speak”). Compare oqaq (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /uqaluppuq/, [ɔ.qə.lʊp.pɔq]

Verb

oqaluppoq

  1. (intransitive) speaks, talks

Further reading

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