nuffarliorpoq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Inuit *nuvaɣ- (phlegm, mucus from cold, have a cold, saliva, cough), from Proto-Eskimo *ńuva-ɣ (saliva). Compare nuappoq (has a cold), nuak (saliva, cold), and nualluk (influenza).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nuffarliurpuq/, [nʊf.fəɬ.ɬɪ.ɔp.pɔq]

Verb[edit]

nuffarliorpoq

  1. (intransitive) suffers from a cold