iqaluk

Inuktitut

Noun

iqaluk (pl iqaluit)

  1. Latin spelling of ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok)

Descendants
  • English: Iqaluit
  • French: Iqaluit

Inupiaq

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *ǝqaluɣ, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝqaɫuɣ. Cognate of Inuktitut ᐃᖃᓗᒃ (iqalok).

Noun

iqaluk (dual iqalluk, plural iqaluit)

  1. fish
    Iqaluit niġiruni nakuuruq.
    Fish are good to eat.
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