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Inuktitut
Etymology
From Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”). Compare Greenlandic nukaq.
Noun
ᓄᑲᖅ (nokaq) (plural ᓄᑲᐃᑦ, Latin nukaq)
- younger sibling of the same sex
Coordinate terms
References
- Thibert, A. (2004). Eskimo (Inuktitut) Dictionary Revised Edition. New York: Hippocrene Books.
- Nunavut Arctic College (NAC) (2010). Inuinnaqtun\English Dictionary. Kitikmeot Heritage Society.