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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]
- Danish Genealogical Word List
- Greenlandic Phrase List - WikiVoyage
- Greenlandic Vocabulary - Learn101
- Greenlandic Vocabulary - ILanguages.org
- 1,000 Most Common Danish Words - 101Languages
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
- Greenlandic Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
- Greenlandic alphabet - Omniglot
- Greenlandic Alphabet - Learn101
- Danish alphabet - Omniglot
Pronunciation
- Greenlandic pronunciation - Omniglot
- Danish pronunciation - Omniglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- Christian Wilhelm Schultz-Lorentzen, Dictionary of the west Greenland Eskimo language, København : C.A. Reitzel, 1927 - Available at WorldCat
- Marianne Holmen, Danish-English, English-Danish Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, 1990 - Available at GoogleBooks
- Anna Garde & W Glyn Jones, Danish dictionary : English-Danish, Danish-English, London : Routledge, 2015 - Available at WorldCat
Online Dictionaries
- Greenlandic to English Dictionary - PolarHusky
- Dictionary English - Kalaallisut - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Danish - Glosbe
Language Aids
- Lily Kahn & Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi, West Greenlandic : an essential grammar, London : Routledge, 2021 - Available at WorldCat
- C W Schultz-Lorentzen, A grammar of the West Greenland language, København, C.A. Reitzel, 1945 - Available at WorldCat
- Jerrold M. Sadock, A Grammar of Kalaallisut, Lincom, 2003 - Available at GoogleBooks
- Greenlandic Grammar - Wikipedia
- Danish grammar - MemRise
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
- David C King, Greenland, New York : Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2009 - Available at WorldCat
- Greenlandic language - Wikipedia
- People of Greenland - Britannica
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.