niuerpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *niuviʁ- (“trade, buy”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńiГuvǝʁ- (“trade, buy”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /niuirpuq/, [nɪ.ʊ.ʷɜp.pɔq]

Verb

niuerpoq

1. (intransitive) trade, shop

Derived terms

• niuerfik (“market”)
• niuerneq (“commerce”)
• niuertarfik (“business, shop”)
• niuertoq (“grocer, trader”)