aalisarpaa

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Greenlandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

aalisarpaa (intransitive aalisarpoq)

  1. (transitive) fishes there (at the fishing place), fishes it, catches the fish
    • 2012, L. Siegstad, KNR Radio:
      Pisassiissutigineqartut amerlanersaat piffissap tamatuma nalaani aalisareersimavakka, qaammallu taanna naanngitsoq nungullugit aalisarpakka, Ove Villadsen erseqqissaavoq, allanik maannakkut suliassaqanginnini pissutigalugu nunaqarfimmini aqqusinernik sanertuusoq.
      By this time, I had already fished most of the quota. And at the end of April, my quota was fished up, emphasizes Ove Villadsen, who is currently sweeping the roads in the village as he has nothing to do.
    • 2013, P. Troelsen, KNR Radio:
      Pisassiissutit taakku ilaat EU-p Norgemut ingerlateqqittarpai, Norgellu pisassiissutinit 2.900 tonsinit siorna taamaallaat 2.000 tonisit aalisarpai.
      Part of this quota is then sent by the EU to Norway, which last year caught only 2000 out of 2900 tonnes.
  2. (transitive) questions him/her

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