ᐊᖓᔪᖅ

Inuktitut

Etymology

Compare Greenlandic angajoq.

Noun

ᐊᖓᔪᖅ (angayoq) (plural ᐊᖓᔪᐃᑦ, Latin angajuq)

1. older sibling of the same sex

Coordinate terms

• ᓄᑲᖅ (nokaq, “younger sibling”)

References

• Thibert, A. (2004). Eskimo (Inuktitut) Dictionary Revised Edition. New York: Hippocrene Books.
• Nunavut Arctic College (NAC) (2010). Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary. Kitikmeot Heritage Society.