aavarpaa

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *auva- (“hunt caribou”), from Proto-Eskimo *aru-va- (“hunt caribou, seal”). Compare aaffaq (“hunting area for reindeer”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aavarpaa/, [aːvəp.pəː]

Verb

aavarpaa (intransitive aavarpoq)

1. (transitive) is hunting reindeer in the region
2. (transitive) searches it for reindeer

References

• Lorentzen, S. Den grønlandske ordbog, at oqaasileriffik.gl