inuk
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *inuɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *ińuɣ. Cognate of Inupiak iñuk, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ (inuk), and East Greenlandic iik.
Noun
inuk (plural inuit)
- person
- 1982 August 4, "Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq", Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten
- Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik[sic] martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.
- The people from BBC have been in Ammassalik twice. The first time in March, ? on the firm ice [on the water] of the winter.
- Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik[sic] martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.
- 1982 August 4, "Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq", Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten
Declension
Declension of inuk
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | inuk | inuit |
| ergative | inuup | inuit |
| allative | inummut | inunnut |
| ablative | inummit | inunniit |
| prosecutive | inukkut | inutsigut |
| locative | inummi | inunni |
| instrumental | inummik | inunnik |
| equative | inuttut | inuttut |
Inuktitut
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.