qanga

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qaŋa (“when [past], when [future], how many, how”), from Proto-Eskimo *qa(v)- (“when [past], when [future], how many”). Compare qanoq (“how”), and qaqugu (“when [future]”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qaŋa/, [qə.ŋa]

Adverb

qanga

1. (interrogative) when (referring to past events)
2. formerly; in the old days

See also

• qaqugu

Inuktitut

Adverb

qanga (syllabics ᖃᖓ)

1. when