naaja

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nauja-, from Proto-Eskimo *ńaʁuja-.

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /naaja/, [nəːjə]

Noun

naaja (plural naajat)

seagull, gull

Declension

Declension of naaja

	singular	plural
absolutive	naaja	naajat
ergative	naajap	naajat
allative	naajamut	naajanut
ablative	naajamit	naajanit
prosecutive	naajakkut	naajatigut
locative	naajami	naajani
instrumental	naajamik	naajanik
equative	naajatut	naajatut

Derived terms

naajavaaq (“Thayer's gull”)
naajavaarsuk (“ivory gull”)

References

naaja in Katersat

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