angajoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aŋaju-ɣ- (“parent, elder sibling”), from Proto-Eskimo *aŋa-ju- (“parent, elder one”). Compare Inuktitut ᐊᖓᔪᖅ (angayoq).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aŋajuq/, [a.ŋə.jɔq]

Noun

angajoq

1. elder sibling of the same sex

Declension

Declension of angajoq

	singular	plural
absolutive	angajoq	angajut
ergative	angajup	angajut
allative	angajumut	angajunut
ablative	angajumit	angajunit
prosecutive	angajukkut	angajutsigut
locative	angajumi	angajuni
instrumental	angajumik	angajunik
equative	angajutut	angajutut

Synonyms

• angaju

Coordinate terms

• ani (“elder brother of girl”)

Further reading

• DAKA