nunap sajunnera

Greenlandic

Etymology

Ergative of nuna (“land”) + 3rd-person singular possessive of sajunneq (“trembling”). Thus, "quake of the earth".

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nunap sajunnira/, [nʉ.nəp sə.jʊn.nɜ.ʁə]

Noun

nunap sajunnera (plural nunap sajunnerat)

  1. earthquake
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