niviorpoq
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Greenlandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Verb[edit]
niviorpoq
- (intransitive) to brood, to protect