Greenlandic
[ green-lan-dik ]
/ grinˈlæn dɪk /
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noun
a dialect of Inuit, spoken in Greenland.
adjective
of or relating to Greenland, its inhabitants, or their language.
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How to use Greenlandic in a sentence
Gravity-sensing satellites have “weighed” the Antarctic and Greenlandic ice sheets from above since 2002, reporting that more than 400 billion metric tons of ice are lost each year.
How did we get here? The roots and impacts of the climate crisis|Alexandra Witze|March 10, 2022|Science NewsRaised within the Kingdom of Denmark, young Greenlanders attend schools that teach in Danish and Greenlandic, a language not even offered on Google Translate, and which no one beyond the island’s tiny population speaks.
The U.S. Has Had a Military Presence in Greenland Since 1941. A Young New Leader Wants Much More|Vivienne Walt|May 19, 2021|Time
British Dictionary definitions for Greenlandic
Greenlandic
/ (ɡriːnˈlændɪk) /
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of Greenland, the Greenlanders, or the Inuit dialect spoken in Greenland
noun
the dialect of Inuktitut spoken in Greenland
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