qulingiluat

Greenlandic

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    Cardinal: qulingiluat
    Ordinal: qulingiluaat

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *quləŋŋuʀutəŋit- (“nine”), originally from *qulə(t) (“ten”) + *-ŋŋur (“become”) + *-utǝ (“do with”) + *-ŋit (“lack”), literally "lacking in becoming ten".

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /quliŋiluat/, [qʊ.lɪ.ŋɪ.lʊ.ʷət]

Numeral

qulingiluat

  1. nine
    • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
      Teknikerit 28-vit isiginnaartitsisartullu qulinigiluat[sic – meaning qulingiluat] Tunumiisimanertik naammagisimaaqaat.
      The 28 technicians and nine actors [something] their stay in Tunu.

Synonyms

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