Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *ạlǝ̈qa, from Proto-Eskimo *aleqa. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᖓᔪᒃ (angayok), East Greenlandic alara and North Greenlandic aliqa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aleqa (plural aleqat)

  1. older sister of a male

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