qallunaaq

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UK/kaˈluːnak/Quebec/hadluˈnax/

adjective

Not Inuit; of European descent.

OriginInuktitut ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ ← Greenlandic qallunaaq →
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Meanings

qallunaaq1

nounqallunaaq (plural qallunaaqs)

plural qallunaaqs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Qallunaaq.

Qallunaaq2

adjectiveQallunaaq (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot Inuit; of European descent.
nounQallunaaq (plural Qallunaaqs or Qallunaat)

plural Qallunaaqs · plural Qallunaat

  1. A non-Inuit, especially someone of European descent.

Origin

  1. Greenlandicqallunaaq
  2. Inuktitutᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ
  3. EnglishQallunaaq

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅ (qallonaaq) and Greenlandic qallunaaq. Compare kabloona.

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APA

qallunaaq. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qallunaaq

MLA

“qallunaaq.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qallunaaq. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “qallunaaq,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qallunaaq.

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