ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ

Inuktitut

Noun

ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ (qallonaaq) (plural ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ, Latin qallunaaq)

1. white, European, not Inuit
   • ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ ᐅᖃᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᐃᒫᒃ ᐃᓄᕈᓗᐃᑦ, ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᑲᖅᓴᕋᔭᙱᓚᖅ. Kisianili qallunaaq uqarniqpat imaak inuruluit, inuk akaqsarajanngilaq.

     But if a white man says inuruluit, Inuit person will be offended. (Hansard of Nunavut. Source n° 20010328).