qallunaatut

Greenlandic

Etymology

Equative of qallunaaq.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qallunaatut/, [qəɬ.ɬʊ.nəːtʉt]

Proper noun

qallunaatut

1. the Danish language
   • 1992, Erik Münster (quoting anonymous), "Kinguaassiuutikkut nappaataava", Atuagagdliutit

     Siggunni seerisut tassaapput herpes taakkulu qallunaatut taaguutit nuannarineqartut "forkølelses- imlt. kyssesår" atorneqarput, kiinami tinupasunut seerisunut, pingaartumik siggunni.

     ["Leakings/leakers"? (seerivoq + -toq)] on the mouth are herpes, and the Danish popular [probably a mistranslation of populær, which also means "widely used"] terms "forkølelses- or kyssesår" are used about leaking lumps in the face, especially on the mouth.

Synonyms

• danskisut