Greenlandic
Speech parts
1. Greenlandic - Adjective
2. Greenlandic - Proper noun
Meaning
Greenlandic (not comparable)
Of, from, or pertaining to Greenland, the Greenlandic people or the Greenlandic language.
Greenlandic
The official language of Greenland, an Eskimo-Aleut language written with the Latin alphabet.
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A debate about the role of Kalaallisut (Greenlandic) and Danish in future society is ongoing.
Both Greenlandic and Danish have been used in public affairs since the establishment of home rule in 1979; the majority of the population can speak both languages.
In 1979, Denmark had granted home rule to Greenland, and in 2008, Greenlanders voted in favour of the Self-Government Act, which transferred more power from the Danish royal government to the local Greenlandic government.
"The Americans are adding fuel to the Greenlandic wish of independence."
Greenlandic becomes the official language. citation * June 25 The death of American entertainer Michael Jackson triggers an outpouring of worldwide grief.
Despite this change, in 1946 a commission including the highest Greenlandic council, the Landsrådene, recommended patience and no radical reform of the system.