nittaalaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nittaalaq/, [nɪt.təː.lɑq]

Noun

nittaalaq (plural nittaallat)

1. snowflake
   • 2001 Louise Richter, for the Greenlandic Directorate of Culture, Education, Research and Ecclesiastical Affairs/Inerisaavik: "Kisitsineq/matematikki: Misilitsinnerit, naliliineq, atuartitsineq", p. 60

     NITTAALLAT

     SNOWFLAKES