niviorpoq
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *nǝvi (“to flock around, to hover”), from Proto-Eskimo *ńǝvǝ- (“to adhere, to stick to”). Compare niviorpaa (“to hover, to swarm over something”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni.vi.ʲɔp.pɔq/
Verb
niviorpoq
- (intransitive) to brood, to protect
References
- oqaasileriffik