aataaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *a(u)taa (“harp seal”) from Proto-Eskimo *a(r)uta (“seal skin”). Cognate with Alutiiq aataak (“seal skin”), and Naukanski awátaq.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aataaq/, [aː.tɑːq]

Noun

aataaq (plural aataat)

1. harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)

Declension

Declension of aataaq

case	singular	plural
absolutive	aataaq	aataat
ergative	aataap
allative	aataamut	aataanut
ablative	aataamit	aataanit
prolative	aataakkut	aataatigut
locative	aataami	aataani
instrumental	aataamik	aataanik
equative	aataatut

References

• oqaasileriffik