GREENLANDIC LANGUAGE, PEOPLE, & CULTURE

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Greenlandic is an Eskimo-Aleut language spoken by about 57,000 people, primarily Greenlandic Inuit in Greenland. Closely related to Canadian Inuit languages like Inuktitut, it is the most widely spoken language in its family. In June 2009, Greenland's government declared Greenlandic the sole official language to strengthen it against Danish influence. The main dialect is Kalaallisut (West Greenlandic), followed by Tunumiit oraasiat (East Greenlandic). Greenlandic is polysynthetic, enabling the formation of long words through the combination of roots and suffixes. It was introduced to Greenland by the Thule/Proto Inuit people in the 1200s.
Greenland is a North American autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, alongside the Faroe Islands. Both territories' citizens are full Danish citizens. Nuuk is Greenland's capital and largest city. Positioned between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Greenland is the world's largest island and home to the northernmost point on Earth, Kaffeklubben Island. Greenland is noted for its vast tundra and immense glaciers.
Hunting is integral to Greenlandic culture, with many Greenlanders still hunting part-time for food and materials. The kayak, a traditional hunting vessel made from seal skin over a whalebone or driftwood frame, is a cultural icon. Although igloos are often associated with all Inuit, they were traditionally used only by the people of Canada's Central Arctic and the Qaanaaq area of Greenland. Sled dogs and dog sledding are also significant cultural elements. Greenlandic cuisine features fish, seafood, and marine mammal meat, including seal and whale, as well as reindeer, birds, and other game. A tradition called 'kaffemik' involves families welcoming guests into their homes for celebrations. Traditional crafts made from stone, bone, skins, and beads are available throughout Greenland.
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[@gabriezoid]

Qupanuk would love this

[@agnirudradas7013]

OMG I was thinking the samee

[@goulven05]

True 😂

[@gdkloxius]

I love Qupanuk

[@Lana-pf5ce]

My favourite indigenous language from the Americas! It’s just satisfying to listen to

[@goulven05]

I know right? It sounds lovely and fascinating ❤

[@Alexandruu450]

Greenlandic language has two main dialects kalaallisut (West Greenlandic) and Tunumiisut (East Greenlandic) The dialect used in the video is probably kalaallisut

[@memesnamaykonteksto4381]

And Thule Greenlandic(Inughuit)

[@Svnfold]

Inuktun in northern Greenland

[@Alexandruu450]

@@Svnfold not Greenlandic

[@Lana-pf5ce]

Tunumiisut speakers use little to no danish/English loan words and it is very distinct from Kalaallisut. It would be interesting to see it here

[@goulven05]

Finally a video on Greenlandic! I love Greenland, hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷🇬🇱❤

[@ElectrostatiCrow]

Idk why, but hearing that Greenlandic, which has 50 000 speakers, is the most spoken language in its language family, made me sad. It is a very beautiful and unique language.

[@user-kb8zv5ob2q]

There are only 155,792 Inuit people so it's not because they don't speak their languages it's just because they are very few (because of the climate)

[@Kirill7775]

Респект Гренландии за то, что сохранили свой национальный язык и идентичность!👍

[@Velociraptor_Anglo-merica]

Yes, my friend Russian man!

[@aitokoojii1462]

They have been left alone, so they have been able to preserve it. What is happening to most of the world's native languages is sad.

[@MrAllmightyCornholioz]

Too bad the Russian persecuted their Alaskan cousins tho.

[@goulven05]

⁠@@aitokoojii1462 Yep it’s unfortunate, hope they will be able to revitalize their languages one day

[@goulven05]

@@MrAllmightyCornholioz Yeah 😢

[@boink800]

You see a *few* words borrowed from Danish and even one from English.

[@RicardoBaptista33]

Which one came from English?

[@boink800]

@@RicardoBaptista33 "Bye"

[@Knotreally]

You see the names of imported goods borrowed. This is pretty standard among languages. Only a conscious effort can change this, i.e. when they invent new words for new items or thoughts.

[@kaudsiz]

@@boink800”Bye” is Chinese

[@boink800]

@@kaudsiz Are we funny? Ha, ha, ha and ha

[@agnirudradas7013]

Love Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) and thier people language and culture 🇬🇱🤍❤️

[@yolandao.o5255]

Greenland seems really an interesting place. Love from the Philippines ❤ Sana sa susunod, magkaroon ako ng pagkakataon na makabisita sa maganda niyong isla! Medyo marami-rami na rin akong marinig tungkol sa Greenland kasi may sinusundan akong channel na pagmamay-ari ni Qupanuk.

[@Goldenka]

Some sound are sooooo similar to Mongolian ;o

[@ElectrostatiCrow]

It kinda reminds me of Finnish.

[@user-kb8zv5ob2q]

​@@ElectrostatiCrowmaybe because of all the long vowels and geminated consonants and the long words

[@Davlavi]

Great deep dive thanks.

[@johnmac6086]

Life is amazing, Aqagu Takuss❤❤❤

[@richlisola1]

I know who says that…

[@yurihenrique4715]

I always watch your videos, I wanted this video so bad i'm from Brazil

[@lj3wk]

Can you make a video of the difference between Cypriot sana and Cypriot Greek?

[@NorAinnieDeca]

Nice video, Andy! Keep the great job!😊 Next this please. I will wait for it. Chad and Romanian Language!😊

[@astridwolf911]

Andy, please make a video about the Nenets people! Mostly tundra Nenets please 🙏

[@ssangari]

finallllyyy

[@ryanmartinez7213]

Greetings to Greenland people.

[@shawolzen4893]

Hey could you pls compare irish and Italian next because there's a theory that italo-celtic is a major branch (like balto-slavic and indo-iranian) in the indo european family

[@Davee68546]

This language is really great !

[@suedhead]

очень красивый язык!! ❤️🙏🏻

[@Velociraptor_Anglo-merica]

*Aleluia!* The Greenland language!

[@Wiliam.p.q]

❤❤❤❤

[@KingsleyAmuzu]

Next, Taiwanese Chinese and Japanese?

[@lazstu19]

Where Did You Make The People Wearing Costumes?

[@enzo2.2]

2 videos at same time

[@NuligaonKardala]

Good Language

[@brendangordon2168]

Sounds like Finnish with lots of /q/ added

[@Vajrasattvam]

Can you plz do Marathi?

[@hmg4044]

Please please please We want video about Dothraki language or high valyrian language You made about Elvish an Na’avi Please please please

[@AzalnArif]

If you want it you can contribute it yourself if you speak it

[@anthem1982]

The R sound is same to that of French. The Q and the K sounds exactly same to me. Is there any difference between these?

[@raffiklausner5016]

Yes, the K is a velar plosive and the Q is a uvular plosive

[@anthem1982]

@raffiklausner5016 Thanks for your answer. Though I can't distinguish these two, there's a difference. This is something like the TH sounds in English. The TH sounds are shared with a few languages like Spanish, Greece. I also practiced hard pronunce it.

[@norielgames4765]

​@@anthem1982they're different in which part of the mouth you use to pronounce it. The Q I think you use the uvula. I think it sounds similar to the Arabic Q though I'm not sure. They do sound different to me. I guess once you hear the difference you can't unhear it

[@KingsleyAmuzu]

Are they related to the languages of America?

[@penguinlim]

it's related to some of them in northern Canada and Alaska.

[@polishhussarmapping258]

It's part of the Eskimo-Aleut family, which also includes languages spoken in Canada and Alaska, like Inuktitut, Iñupiaq and Yupik. But as far as we now, they aren't related to any "American Indian" languages, which you probably meant.

[@Blackboardrjrnei4i4u]

Can you please do Maori and Tahitian, please?!!!! and nice video!!!!

[@direxmann3897]

It looks like the L is pronounced a bit like in mongolian languages

[@user-kb8zv5ob2q]

Only Ll (double l) like in welsh

[@dimulaidari3714]

Similiar to Inuit Languages.

[@matviysukhachov]

4:06

[@sunduncan1151]

Greenlandic phonology is likely influenced by Danish. I notice ‘R’ is gutteral, similar to Danish, Standard German and French.

[@Kurious__]

also a lot of loanwords from Danish

[@user-kb8zv5ob2q]

The R in Greenlandic is not a rhotic sound it was always guttural it's only written with an R because the orthography is based on danish

[@user-kb8zv5ob2q]

The only Danish influence is in vocabulary the phonology is very close to other Inuit languages and the differences aren't because of Danish (for example the R in Greenlandic is the same as in Inuktitut and Iñupiaq (where the same sound is written Ġ) that weren't influenced by Danish and on the other hand Greenlandic has the sound /ɬ/ (written ll) in the word illu (house) where Inuktitut has iglu (the source of the English word igloo) but Danish doesn't have this sound)

[@SowerValler]

2:28

[@yukiousuzumi2595]

Numbers are extremely important, why do they make it so verbose and complicated in Greenlandic language??? It looks to me like a pental system like they have base words for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and then 6, 11, 16, and 12 = 11 + 2; 17 = 16 + 2, etc. Even so there are so many exceptions, for example 8 = 6 + 3, but 9 ≠ 6 + 4, yet 19 = 16 + 4. If quatre-vingt-dix-neuf in French is mindblowing, this is cryptic.

[@Wiliam.p.q]

Could make English Irish 😢❤

[@richlisola1]

What’s English Irish?

[@joseg.solano1891]

Pashayi languages, please

[@HigashikataDio]

Ayoo

[@ANTSEMUT1]

Lima gangish. 😅😅😅

[@kzm-cb5mr]

Greenlandic: talLIMAt Austronesians: 🤨

[@DonTornado]

Honorary member of the Lima gang lol

[@polishhussarmapping258]

​@@kzm-cb5mr Jokes aside, I've seen a paper about prehistoric connections between Eskimo-Aleut and Austronesian.

[@joagalo]

@@polishhussarmapping258 Hold on, people! Could be just convergent evolution.

[@LearnLanguageWithArelis]

Greenland 🇬🇱

[@sot1susy-amogus]

1st

[@sahilalom8037]

Very difficult language. Each word are long and having very tricky pronunciation.

[@daveshen0880]

Correction. Hello = Inuugujooq. Good Morning = Iterluarnaaq. No = Naagga. See you later = Takussaagut. Bye = Inuulluarna.

[@marakagawa637]

So this video is focusing on kallasitut, southeastern Greenland. :)

[@siyacer]

Baaj

[@MrAllmightyCornholioz]

Sounds like a Dane speaking an Inuit language

[@codenameeaglecooldown900]

Eskimos was not indigenous, the native Greenland is Grønlandsk

[@user-ob6qp8wg4l]

Can you do language name “nuõrttsääʹmǩiõll” please

[@davideghirelli5856]

Sound like a bridge between asian and native american languages