qanga

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qaŋa (“when [past], when [future], how many, how”), from Proto-Eskimo *qa(v)- (“when [past], when [future], how many”). Compare qanoq (“how”), and qaqugu (“when [future]”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /qaŋa/, [qə.ŋa]

Adverb

qanga

  1. (interrogative) when (referring to past events)
  2. formerly; in the old days

See also

References

Inuktitut

Adverb

qanga (syllabics ᖃᖓ)

  1. when
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