Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Greenlandic
Meaning & History
Means "seal oil" in Greenlandic [1]. A notable bearer was the Inughuit boy Minik (1890-1918), who was among a group brought by the explorer Robert Peary from Greenland to New York in 1897.
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Sources & References
- Greenlandic to English Dictionary, entry minik, available from http://2010.polarhusky.com/media/cms/investigate/StudyResources/EnglishKalaallisutDictionary.pdf.
