arfinillit

Greenlandic edit

**Greenlandic numbers ^(edit)**
← 5	6 6	7 →
Cardinal: arfinillit Ordinal: arfernat

Etymology edit

Fortescue proposes derivation from Proto-Eskimo *aʁvaɣ (“edge of the hand”), referring to something which comes after reaching the fifth finger. Alternatively, Dorais and Starostin both propose derivation from Proto-Inuit *aʁvi-, from Proto-Eskimo *aʁvi-, both meaning "cross over", referring to crossing over to the next hand after reaching the fifth digit.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɑf.finiɬ.ɬit/

Numeral edit

arfinillit

six

References edit

Fortescue, Michael; Jacobson, Steven; Kaplan, Lawrence (2010). Comparative Eskimo Dictionary with Aleut Cognates, Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center.
Starostin, George (ed.) 2011-2019. The Global Lexicostatistical Database, Moscow: Higher School of Economics, & Santa Fe: Santa Fe Institute. Available online at http://starling.rinet.ru/new100/
Dorais, L. (2010). Language of the Inuit: Syntax, Semantics, and Society in the Arctic. McGill-Queen's University Press.