angaju

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aŋaju-ɣ- (“parent, elder sibling”), from Proto-Eskimo *aŋa-ju- (“parent, elder one”). Compare angaju and angajoqqaaq.

Noun

angaju

1. elder sibling of the same gender

Synonyms

• angajoq

Further reading

• Kleinschmidt, Samuel: Den Grønlandske Ordbog, 2nd ed., p. 31. 1871 Louis Kleins Bogtrykkeri.
• DAKA