tuttunniarpoq

tuttunniarpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From tuttu (“reindeer”) +‎ -niar (“hunt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tut.tun.ni.ʲɑp.pɔq/

Verb

tuttunniarpoq

1. (intransitive) to go reindeer hunting
   • 2015, Suluk (Air Greenland Inflight Magazine)‎, page 66:

     Inissinneqarsimasut sisamat nakkutilliisullu marluk Sisimiuni Pineqaatissinneqarsimasunik Inissiisarfimmit ulluni arfineq pingasuni tuttunniarput.

     Four prisoners from the prison in Sisimiut and two prison officers went reindeer hunting for eight days.

Synonyms

• aavariarpoq

References

• tuttunniarpoq in Katersat