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ISO 639-3: kal

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Other known names and dialect names: East Greenlandic, Greenlandic, Iniktun, Inuktitut, Greenlandic Inuktitut, Inuktun, Greenlandic Kalaallisut, North Greenlandic, Polar Eskimo, Thule Inuit, West Greenlandic

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Primary texts

  1. Talk in Greenlandic.. Berge, Anna Mary Sophia (researcher); Kleist, Knud (consultant). [1995-08]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 244.001
  2. Talk in Greenlandic.. Egede, Knud (consultant). [1995-08]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 244.002
  3. ONLINEGreenland Eskimo. Stephen (S.A.) Wurm (compiler); Stephen (S.A.) Wurm (recorder); Nicholas Evans (consultant). 1975. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). oai:paradisec.org.au:SAW1-016
  4. ONLINETestamentitoqaq. Det Danske Bibelselskab. 1989. Det Danske Bibelselskab. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_kal_gen-1
  5. ONLINETestamentitokamit Mosesim Aglegèj Siurdleet. Fabricius, Otto. 1822. C.F. Skubartimit. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_kal_gen-2
  6. ONLINEInuktitut, Greenlandic Genesis Translation. The Long Now Foundation. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_kal_gen-3

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Kalaallisut. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:kl

Language descriptions

  1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.3 Resources for Kalaallisut. n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:kala1399
  2. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Kalaallisut. n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:kala1399
  3. ONLINEGrenlandskij jazyk. Vaxtin, N. B. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:1195
  4. ONLINEWest Greenlandic. Fortescue, Michael. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:1262
  5. ONLINEA Grammar of the West Greenlandic Language. Schultz-Lorentzen, C. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:1810
  6. ONLINEGreenlandic Eskimo, ergativity, and relational grammar. Woodbury, Anthony. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:2875
  7. ONLINEThe East Greenlandic Inuit Language. Robbe, Pierre and Dorais, Louis-Jacque. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:3983
  8. ONLINETense and Aspect Systems. Dahl, Östen. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4256
  9. ONLINESouth Greenlandic (Eskimo). Swadesh, Morris. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4671
  10. ONLINEReciprocals in West Greenlandic Eskimo. Fortescue, Michael. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:4908
  11. ONLINETopics in West Greenlandic Phonology. Rischel, Jørgen. 2026. WALS Online. oai:refdb.wals.info:698
  12. ONLINEBasic Structures and Processes in West Greenlandic. In: Arctic Languages: An Awakening. Fortescue, Michael. 1990. Paris: UNESCO. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_kal_phon-1
  13. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Greenlandic (East). n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:gre
  14. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Greenlandic (West). n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:grw
  15. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Greenlandic (South). n.a. 2026. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:gso
  16. ONLINELAPSyD Online page for West Greenlandic Inuktitut. Maddieson, Ian. 2012. www.lapsyd.ddl.cnrs.fr. oai:www.lapsyd.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr:src128

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINEGreenlandic: a language of Greenland. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:kal
  2. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Kalaallisut. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_kal
  3. [Inuit dialects of Greenland]. Anonymous (compiler). (:unas). California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:Maps.003.006
  4. ONLINEBasic Structures and Processes in West Greenlandic. In: Arctic Languages: An Awakening. Fortescue, Michael. 1990. Paris: UNESCO. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_kal_misc-1
  5. ONLINEINUTTUT PISINNAATITAAFFIIT PILLUGIT SILARSUARMIOQATIGIINNUT NALUNAARUT: AALLAQQAASIUT. United Nations Information Centre, Denmark. 1998. United Nations Information Centre, Denmark. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_kal_undec-1

Other resources in the language

  1. ONLINEInuit materials, C. F. Voegelin Papers. Voegelin, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1906-1986; Bergsland, Knut, 1914-; Minn, Eeva Kangasmaa; Peterson, Richard L. circa 1950-1973 and undated. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10521
  2. ONLINEGreenland Recordings. De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004; Geisler, Peter; Kleeman, Kristoffer; Moldrup, Birgithe; Moller, Niels. 1979. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10380
  3. ONLINEGreenlandic Inuit materials, ACLS collection. Kleinschmidt, Samuel, 1814-1886; Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967. 1936. ACLS Collection (American Council of Learned Societies Committee on Native American Languages, American Philosophical Society). oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9423
  4. ONLINEGreenlandic materials, Phillips Fund Collection. Berge, Anna; De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004; Gunther, Erna. 1930, 1969, 1979-1981, 19985, 1995-1996. Phillips Fund for Native American Research Collection. oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9236

Other known names and dialect names: East Greenlandic, Greenlandic, Iniktun, Inuktitut, Greenlandic Inuktitut, Inuktun, Greenlandic Kalaallisut, North Greenlandic, Polar Eskimo, Thule Inuit, West Greenlandic

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