qatanngut

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qataŋŋunt (“sibling”), from Proto-Eskimo *qat(a)ŋu-nt (“sibling”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qataŋŋut/, [qə.təŋ.ŋʊt]

Noun

qatanngut (plural qatanngutit)

1. sibling

Derived terms

• qatanngutigaa (“to be a sibling”)
• qatanngutisiaq (“foster sibling”)
• qatanngutissaq (“half-sibling”)