kalaaleq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

• Kalaleq (archaic)

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps a borrowing from and alteration of Old Norse skrælingi. According to Online Etymology Dictionary, Hans Egede claimed that "the Eskimos themselves told him that they got the name from the Norsemen who once lived in Greenland."

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /kalaaliq/, [kə.ləː.lɜq]

Proper noun

kalaaleq (plural kalaallit)

1. Greenlander