aataaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *a(u)taa (“harp seal”) from Proto-Eskimo *a(r)uta (“seal skin”). Cognate with Alutiiq aataak (“seal skin”), and Naukanski awátaq.

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aataaq/, [aːtɑːq]

Noun

aataaq (plural aataat)

  1. harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)

Declension

References

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