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Greenlandic became the sole official language in June 2009.  <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Greenland," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland#Languages#:~:text=Greenlandic%20became%20the%20sole%20official%20language%20in%20June%202009, accessed 26 Oct 2021.</ref>
Greenlandic became the sole official language in June 2009.  <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Greenland," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland#Languages#:~:text=Greenlandic%20became%20the%20sole%20official%20language%20in%20June%202009, accessed 26 Oct 2021.</ref>

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Description

Greenlandic became the sole official language in June 2009. [1]

  • West Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) - A majority of the population speaks West Greenlandic, most of them bi- or tri-lingually.
  • East Greenlandic (Tunumiit oraasiat) - spoken in eastern Greenland
  • Danish language - still widely used in the administration and in higher education, as well as remaining the first or only language for some Danish immigrants
  • English - another important language for Greenland, taught in schools from the first school year.

Word List(s)

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Dictionaries

  • Schultz-Lorentzen, Christian Wilhelm. Dictionary of the west Greenland Eskimo language. København: C.A. Reitzel, 1927. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Holmen, Marianne. Danish-English, English-Danish Dictionary. n.p.: Hippocrene Books, 1990. Available at: GoogleBooks.
  • Garde, Anna and W Glyn Jones. Danish dictionary : English-Danish, Danish-English. London: Routledge, 2015. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

  • Kahn, Lily and Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi. West Greenlandic : an essential grammar. London: Routledge, 2021. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Schultz-Lorentzen, C W. A grammar of the West Greenland language. København, C.A.: Reitzel, 1945. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Sadock, Jerrold M.. A Grammar of Kalaallisut. n.p.: Lincom, 2003. Available at: GoogleBooks.
  • Greenlandic Grammar - Wikipedia
  • Danish grammar - MemRise

Additional Resources

References

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Greenland," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland#Languages#:~:text=Greenlandic%20became%20the%20sole%20official%20language%20in%20June%202009, accessed 26 Oct 2021.