niviorpoq

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nǝvi (to flock around, to hover), from Proto-Eskimo *ńǝvǝ- (to adhere, to stick to). Compare niviorpaa (to hover, to swarm over something).

Pronunciation

Verb

niviorpoq

  1. (intransitive) to brood, to protect

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