Kalaallit Nunaat

From Kalaallit (“Greenlanders”) +‎ nunaat (“their country”).

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /kalaallit nunaat/, [kə.ləːɬ.ɬɪt nʉ.nəːt]

Kalaallit Nunaat

1. Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)

   Kalaallit Nunaanni nunaqarpunga.

   I live in Greenland.

Unadapted borrowing from Greenlandic Kalaallit Nunaat.

Kalaallit Nunaat

1. synonym of Ruonáeanan; Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)
   • 1981 February 20, Berit Nystad, quoting Arnannguaq Høegh, “Ruovtto[?] oahpu oažžut”, in Sámi Áigi, volume 3, number 7, via National Library of Norway, page 6:

     Jurdda lea cegget sierra kulturviesu Kalaallit Nunaatii (Grønlandii) masa buotlágan dáida ja dáidaoahppu galga čáhkat.

     The idea is to build a special cultural building in Greenland where all kinds of art and art education will take place.

   • 1998 [1992], Kirsten Pope, Máret Sárá, Eatnigiella: Fáddagirji 5, 2 edition, Davvi Girji, via National Library of Norway, →ISBN, page 10:

     Ain nuortalis leat čukčat, korjáhkat ja inuhkat Sibirjás, Alaskas, Kanadas ja Kalaallit Nunaaatis.

     Even further east are the Chukchi, Koryaks and Inuit in Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland.

   • 2026 January 23, Ingrid Elise Trosten, “Sátnejođiheaddji bivdá USA árvvusatnit Kalaalit Nunaata álbmoga”, in NRK Sápmi‎^[1], NRK, archived from the original on 24 January 2026:

     Kalaalit Nunaata stuorámus minerálagávdnosat leat Kujalleq guovllus, muhto sátnejođiheaddji ii mieđit USA:i beassama dohko nu guhká go USA ii gudnejahte Kalaalit Nunaata ja riikka lágaid.

     Greenland's biggest mineral deposits are in Kujalleq, but the mayor does not endorse the US's access there anymore as the US does not respect Greenland or the law of the land.