oqaluppoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *uqa- (“tongue, to speak, to say”), from Proto-Eskimo *uqa- (“tongue, to speak”). Compare oqaq (“tongue”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /uqaluppuq/, [ɔ.qə.lʊp.pɔq]

Verb

oqaluppoq

1. (intransitive) speaks, talks

Further reading

• DAKA