aavarpaa
Greenlandic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Inuit *auva- (“hunt caribou”), from Proto-Eskimo *aru-va- (“hunt caribou, seal”). Compare aaffaq (“hunting area for reindeer”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editaavarpaa (intransitive aavarpoq)
- (transitive) is hunting reindeer in the region
- (transitive) searches it for reindeer
References
edit- Lorentzen, S. Den grønlandske ordbog, at oqaasileriffik.gl