Greenlandic
Language Information
Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) is spoken in Greenland, where it is the sole official language, and by Greenlanders in Denmark.
Greenlandic is an Inuit language of the Eskimo-Aleut family, closely related to Inuktitut in Canada. It has about 57,000 speakers, the largest number of any Eskimo-Aleut language. It is polysynthetic, building very long words from a root with many suffixes, and it is written in the Roman alphabet.
Greenlandic is an Inuit language of the Eskimo-Aleut family, closely related to Inuktitut in Canada. It has about 57,000 speakers, the largest number of any Eskimo-Aleut language. It is polysynthetic, building very long words from a root with many suffixes, and it is written in the Roman alphabet.
Greenlandic is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Eskimo-Aleut
- Subgroup
- Inuit
Greenlandic Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Inuktitut, Greenlandic
Inuit tamarmik inunngorput nammineersinnaassuseqarlutik assigiimmillu ataqqinassuseqarlutillu pisinnaatitaaffeqarlutik. Solaqassusermik tarnillu nalunngissusianik pilersugaapput, imminnullu iliorfigeqatigiittariaqaraluarput qatanngutigiittut peqatigiinnerup anersaavani.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights