Greenlandic

American  

[green-lan-dik] / grinˈlæn dɪk /

noun

1. a dialect of Inuit, spoken in Greenland.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Greenland, its inhabitants, or their language.

Greenlandic British  

/ ɡriːnˈlændɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Greenland, the Greenlanders, or the Inuit dialect spoken in Greenland

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noun

1. the dialect of Inuktitut spoken in Greenland

Etymology

Origin of Greenlandic

Greenland + -ic

Example Sentences

They were guided by Jørgen Boassen, a Greenlandic bricklayer who serves as the Trump administration’s primary liaison in Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Greenlandic broadcaster KNR reported that Howery told guests at the inauguration that Trump had now ruled out the use of force to control Greenland and said that Greenlanders would decide their future themselves.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In an interview published in Greenlandic daily newspaper Sermitsiaq on Wednesday, Landry fanned Greenland's dreams of independence.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Naaja H. Nathanielsen, Greenlandic MP and former business minister, said she will not attend, adding the situation remains challenging.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The first Greenlandic, the first Pygmy, the first Berber, the first Fijian, Bahá’ís have been enrolled, swelling the number of races represented in the Bahá’í World Community to thirty-five.

From Messages to the Bahá’í World: 1950–1957 by Shoghi Effendi