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Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *nǝpǝ (“voice, sound, make a sound, is silent”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝpǝ (“noise, voice, sound”). Compare nipi (“noise”), and nillerpoq (“makes a sound, raises alarm”).
Pronunciation
Verb
nipaappoq
- (intransitive) is silent, makes no sound
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