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Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *inuɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *iŋuɣ. Cognate of Inupiaq iñuk, Inuktitut ᐃᓄᒃ (inok), and East Greenlandic iik.
Noun
inuk (plural inuit)
- person
- 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
- Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik[sic] martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.
- The BBC crew has visited Ammassalik twice. The first time was in March, when they filmed on the solid winter sea ice.
- (literally, “The people from BBC […] ”)
- 1982, August 4, Roland Thomsen, Atuagagdliutit, issue 31, "Tasiilami aasaq",
- Inuit uummalersutut ilipput, pingaartumik umiarsualiviup eqqaani
- People seem to be in a hurry, especially near the harbour
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Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
inuk
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Inuktitut
Noun
inuk (dual inuuk, plural inuit)
- Latin spelling of ᐃᓄᒃ (inok)
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