The
Greenlandic language is spoken in Greenland. The
Greenlandic language is an Eskimo-Aleut language. Among the total population of Greenland about 50,000 people speaks in
Greenlandic language.
The three main dialects of Greenlandic Language are-
- East Dialect
- West Dialect (Kalaallisut)
- North Dialect (Inuktun)
West Greenlandic dialect is widely used in the schools of Greenland along with Danish language.
Greenlandic has a close relation with Inuktitut. In the early 19th century the Danish missionaries invented many spelling systems for
Greenlandic with the help of Latin alphabets.
From the East Greenlandic context the Greenlandic Masks are chiefly known. The Greenlandic Masks can be depicted as mask culture which is very genuine. Some examples of masks can be seen in West Greenland. The East Greenlandic Masks are taken as dancing masks which is used in association with various kinds of ceremonials or games like annihilating lamp. The other Greenlandic Masks are theatrical masks and house masks.
Some of the Greenlandic Words are Sapaat which means Sunday, Martsi which means March, Apriili which means April, Aap which means Yes, Naagga/Naamik which means No.
Some of the Greenlandic Alphabets are a which means A a, e which means E e, ef which means F f, ge which means G g, ha which means H h, i which means I i, je which means J j, and so on.
If you ever visit to Greenland then you can gather more information about Greenlandic from the people of Greenland.
