Greenlandic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Inuit *aŋaju-ɣ- (parent, elder sibling), from Proto-Eskimo *aŋa-ju- (parent, elder one). Compare angaju and angajoqqaaq.

Noun edit

angaju

  1. elder sibling of the same gender

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

  • Kleinschmidt, Samuel: Den Grønlandske Ordbog, 2nd ed., p. 31. 1871 Louis Kleins Bogtrykkeri.
  • DAKA