Greenland Languages

Description
Greenlandic became the sole official language in June 2009.


 * West Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) - A majority of the population speaks West Greenlandic, most of them bi- or tri-lingually.
 * East Greenlandic (Tunumiit oraasiat) - spoken in eastern Greenland
 * Danish language - still widely used in the administration and in higher education, as well as remaining the first or only language for some Danish immigrants
 * English - another important language for Greenland, taught in schools from the first school year.

Word List(s)

 * Danish Genealogical Word List
 * Greenlandic Phrase List - WikiVoyage
 * Greenlandic Vocabulary - Learn101
 * Greenlandic Vocabulary - ILanguages.org
 * 1,000 Most Common Danish Words - 101Languages

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet
 * Greenlandic Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
 * Greenlandic alphabet - Omniglot
 * Greenlandic Alphabet - Learn101
 * Danish alphabet - Omniglot

Pronunciation
 * Greenlandic pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Danish pronunciation - Omniglot

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dictionaries
 * Schultz-Lorentzen, Christian Wilhelm. Dictionary of the west Greenland Eskimo language. København: C.A. Reitzel, 1927. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Holmen, Marianne. Danish-English, English-Danish Dictionary. n.p.: Hippocrene Books, 1990. Available at: GoogleBooks.
 * Garde, Anna and W Glyn Jones. Danish dictionary : English-Danish, Danish-English. London: Routledge, 2015. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries
 * Greenlandic to English Dictionary
 * Dictionary English - Kalaallisut - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Danish - Glosbe

Language Aids
 * Kahn, Lily and Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi. West Greenlandic : an essential grammar. London: Routledge, 2021. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Schultz-Lorentzen, C W. A grammar of the West Greenland language. København, C.A.: Reitzel, 1945. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Sadock, Jerrold M.. A Grammar of Kalaallisut. n.p.: Lincom, 2003. Available at: GoogleBooks.
 * Greenlandic Grammar - Wikipedia
 * Danish grammar - MemRise

Additional Resources

 * King, David C. Greenland. New York: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2009. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Greenlandic language - Wikipedia
 * People of Greenland - Britannica