Greenlandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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nunap sajunnera (plural nunap sajunnerat)

  1. earthquake