Before June 2009, Greenlandic shared its status as the official language in Greenland with Danish. Since then, Greenlandic has become the sole official language.
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Greenlandic
Spoken language
Greenlandic is an Eskimo–Aleut language with about 57,000 speakers, mostly Greenlandic Inuit in Greenland. It is closely related to the Inuit languages in Canada such as Inuktitut. It is the most widely spoken Eskimo–Aleut language. Wikipedia
Language family: Eskaleut languages
Dialects: Kalaallisut; Tunumiisut
Native speakers: 57,000 (2007)
Native to: Greenland
Recognised minority language in: Denmark
Writing system: Latin; Scandinavian Braille
The official language of Greenland is Greenlandic. The number of speakers of Greenlandic is estimated at 50,000 (85-90% of the total population), ...
The Greenlandic language is roughly divided into four dialects: South Greenlandic, West Greenlandic, East Greenlandic and the Thule dialect. West Greenlandic is ...
Feb 19, 2021 · The political and administrative elites predominately speak Danish while a majority of the population – 70 percent – speaks only Greenlandic.
Oct 5, 2019 · Roughly 6,000 of those Greenlanders who don't speak Greenlandic natively are fluent in Danish. For the most part, children are raised learning ...
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Posted: May 7, 2019
Posted: May 7, 2019
One of the first words you are likely to see when you arrive in Greenland is Tikilluarit! This means “Welcome!” and it is quite prominent in each airport.
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Posted: Jun 29, 2023
Posted: Jun 29, 2023
Dec 8, 2016 · Greenlandic, part of the Inuit-Yupik-Unangan language group, is spoken by 57,000 people on the world's most sparsely populated country.
Nov 7, 2023 · Greenlandic is an Inuit language spoken in Greenland and Denmark by about 57000 people.