angakkoq

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aŋätku-, from Proto-Eskimo *aŋalku-. Compare Inuktitut ᐊᖓᑦᑯᖅ (angatkoq) and Inuvialuktun angatkuq.

Pronunciation

Noun

angakkoq (plural angakkut)

  1. shaman, angakok
  2. (North Greenland) basin

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Danish: angakok
  • English: angakok

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