anngilik sissarmiu

Greenlandic

Etymology

From anngilik (“golden plover”) +‎ sissaq (“coast”) +‎ -miu (“inhabitant of”).

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): [aŋ.ŋi.lik sis.sɑm.mi.u]

Noun

anngilik sissarmiu

grey plover, black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

References

oqaasileriffik

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