Greenlandic (kalaallisut)

Greenlandic is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) by about 50,000 people. There are also about 7,000 speakers in Denmark. There are three main dialects of Greenlandic: North (Inuktun), West (Kalaallisut) and East Greenlandic. The most widely spoken dialect is West Greenlandic, which is used in Greenland's schools, along with Danish.

Greenlandic is closely related to Inuktitut, an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken in Canada.

A number of spelling systems for Greenlandic using the Latin alphabet were devised by Danish missionaries during the early 19th century. A standardised system, which is used to this day, was developed by the Danish linguist, Samuel Kleinschmidt, in the mid-19th century.

Source: http://www.pulaarvik.ca/community/Inuktitut.html

Greenlandic alphabet (*Kallallisut aioa*)
A a	E e	F f	G g	H h	I i	J j	K k	L l	M m
a	e	ef	ge	ha	i	je	ka	el	em
N n	O o	P p	Q q	R r	S s	T t	U u	V v
en	o	pe	qu	er	es	te	u	ve

The letters B (be), C (ce) D (de), W (we), X (iks), Y (y), Z (ze), Æ (æ), Ø (ø) and Å (å) are also used, but only in loanwords and names.

Greenlandic pronunciation

Sample text

Inuit tamarmik inunngorput nammineersinnaassuseqarlutik assigiimmillu ataqqinassuseqarlutillu pisinnaatitaaffeqarlutik. Silaqassusermik tarnillu nalunngissusianik pilersugaapput, imminnullu iliorfigeqatigiittariaqaraluarput qatanngutigiittut peqatigiinnerup anersaavani.

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.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Longer sample text (Tower of Babel)

Links

Information about the Greenlandic language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaallisut_language

Greenlandic - A Simple Introduction
http://www.geocities.com/jerry_mccarthy_uk/grnintro1.htm

Kukkuniiaat - Greenlandic Spell Checker
http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2006/10/31/kukkuniiaat-greenlandic-spell-checker/

Greenland Language Council / Oqaasileriffik (in Greenlandic, Danish and English)
http://www.oqaasileriffik.gl

Kalaallit Nunaata Radio (Radio Greenland)
http://knr.gl/radio

Education in Greenland
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/IEW/edgreen.html

Greenland Guide
http://www.greenland.com

Related languages

Aleut, Greenlandic, Inuktitut, Yupik

Other languages written with the Latin alphabet

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A a	E e	F f	G g	H h	I i	J j	K k	L l	M m
a	e	ef	ge	ha	i	je	ka	el	em
N n	O o	P p	Q q	R r	S s	T t	U u	V v
en	o	pe	qu	er	es	te	u	ve

A a	E e	F f	G g	H h	I i	J j	K k	L l	M m
a	e	ef	ge	ha	i	je	ka	el	em
N n	O o	P p	Q q	R r	S s	T t	U u	V v
en	o	pe	qu	er	es	te	u	ve

A a	E e	F f	G g	H h	I i	J j	K k	L l	M m
a	e	ef	ge	ha	i	je	ka	el	em
N n	O o	P p	Q q	R r	S s	T t	U u	V v
en	o	pe	qu	er	es	te	u	ve