nunap sajunnera

Greenlandic

Etymology

Ergative of nuna (“land”) + 3rd-person singular possessive of sajunneq (“trembling”). Thus, "quake of the earth".

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nunap sajunnira/, [nʉ.nəp sə.jʊn.nɜ.ʁə]

Noun

nunap sajunnera (plural nunap sajunnerat)

1. earthquake