niviorpoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ni.vi.ʲɔp.pɔq/

Verb

niviorpoq

  1. (intransitive) to brood, to protect

References
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