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Greenlandic

Greenlandic

Summary

Greenlandic, also known as Kalaallisut, is spoken by about 55,000 people in Greenland and Denmark. An agglutinative language, it forms complex words by adding suffixes to roots. Greenlandic's use of the Latin alphabet reflects a blending of traditional Inuit culture with European influences. It serves as a key aspect of Greenlandic identity and official communication.

Stats

  • Language Family: Inuit-Yupik-Unangan

  • Writing System: Latin

  • Writing System Type: Alphabet

  • Writing Direction: L to R

  • Tones / Pitch Accent: None

  • Morphology: Agglutinative

  • Cases: 8

  • Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: None

  • Number of Verb Tenses: None (Aspect-based)

  • Word Order: SOV

  • Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 3

  • Number of Consonants: 15

Areas Where Spoken

  • Denmark (0.17%) (10 k)

  • Greenland (Denmark) (official) (79.37%) (45 k)

Resources

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