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==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
'''Dictionaries'''
* Christian Wilhelm Schultz-Lorentzen, '''''Dictionary of the west Greenland Eskimo language''''', København : C.A. Reitzel, 1927 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/dictionary-of-the-west-greenland-eskimo-language-by-schultz-lorentzen/oclc/759785403&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Schultz-Lorentzen, Christian Wilhelm. ''Dictionary of the west Greenland Eskimo language.'' København: C.A. Reitzel, 1927. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/759785403 WorldCat].
* Marianne Holmen, '''''Danish-English, English-Danish Dictionary''''', Hippocrene Books, 1990 - [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Danish_English_English_Danish_Dictionary/7KKpe-krmo8C?hl=en&gbpv=0 Available at GoogleBooks]
* Holmen, Marianne. ''Danish-English, English-Danish Dictionary.'' n.p.: Hippocrene Books, 1990. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Danish_English_English_Danish_Dictionary/7KKpe-krmo8C?hl=en&gbpv=0 GoogleBooks].
* Anna Garde & W Glyn Jones, '''''Danish dictionary : English-Danish, Danish-English''''', London : Routledge, 2015 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/danish-dictionary-english-danish-danish-english/oclc/941875790&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Garde, Anna and W Glyn Jones. ''Danish dictionary : English-Danish, Danish-English.'' London: Routledge, 2015. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/941875790 WorldCat].


'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''Online Dictionaries'''
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'''Language Aids'''
'''Language Aids'''
* Lily Kahn & Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi, '''''West Greenlandic : an essential grammar''''', London : Routledge, 2021 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/west-greenlandic-an-essential-grammar/oclc/1276785505&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Kahn, Lily and Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi. ''West Greenlandic : an essential grammar.'' London: Routledge, 2021. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1276785505 WorldCat].
* C W Schultz-Lorentzen, '''''A grammar of the West Greenland language''''', København, C.A. Reitzel, 1945 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/grammar-of-the-west-greenland-language/oclc/478788522&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Schultz-Lorentzen, C W. ''A grammar of the West Greenland language.'' København, C.A.: Reitzel, 1945. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/478788522 WorldCat].
* Jerrold M. Sadock, '''''A Grammar of Kalaallisut''''', Lincom, 2003 - [https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Grammar_of_Kalaallisut/GltoAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Available at GoogleBooks]
* Sadock, Jerrold M.. ''A Grammar of Kalaallisut.'' n.p.: Lincom, 2003. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/478788522 GoogleBooks].
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenlandic_language#:~:text=Grammar Greenlandic Grammar] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenlandic_language#:~:text=Grammar Greenlandic Grammar] - Wikipedia
* [https://app.memrise.com/course/232793/danish-grammar/ Danish grammar] - MemRise
* [https://app.memrise.com/course/232793/danish-grammar/ Danish grammar] - MemRise


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
* David C King, '''''Greenland''''', New York : Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2009 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/greenland/oclc/173299172&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* King, David C. ''Greenland.'' New York: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2009. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/173299172 WorldCat].
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenlandic_language Greenlandic language] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenlandic_language Greenlandic language] - Wikipedia
* [https://www.britannica.com/place/Greenland/People People of Greenland] - Britannica
* [https://www.britannica.com/place/Greenland/People People of Greenland] - Britannica

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Description[edit | edit source]

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)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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.