qatanngut

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qataŋŋunt (“sibling”), from Proto-Eskimo *qat(a)ŋu-nt (“sibling”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /qataŋŋut/, [qə.təŋ.ŋʊt]

Noun

qatanngut (plural qatanngutit)

  1. sibling

Derived terms

  • qatanngutigaa (“to be a sibling”)
  • qatanngutisiaq (“foster sibling”)
  • qatanngutissaq (“half-sibling”)

References

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