Inuktitut edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (younger sibling). Compare Greenlandic nukaq.

Noun edit

ᓄᑲᖅ (Latin nukaq)

  1. younger sibling of the same sex

Coordinate terms edit

References edit

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