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Greenlandic (Kalaallisut) is the main language of Greenland.

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In Greenland only 1-12 in Greenlandic are used. This is caused by a system of numerals used in the past where the toes and fingers were used to count to 20 which would be inuk naallugu or a complete human. 79 would be four complete humans minus one.

0 

nuulu, noor'lu (NOO-loo, NOR-loo)

1 

ataaseq (at-AR-sek)

2 

marluk (MAR-look)

3 

pingasut (PEEN-ga-soot)

4 

sisamat (SEE-sa-mat)

5 

tallimat (TAL-li-mat)

6 

arfineq (when counting and with time), arfinillit (when counting objects) (AR-feen-ek, ar-FEEN-eel-lit)

7 

arfineq marluk (AR-feen-ek MAR-look)

8 

arfineq pingasut (AR-feen-ek PEEN-ga-soot)

9 

(Northern Greenlandic) qulingiluat (counting/time), qualaaluat (objects) (kwel-LING-il-yoo-at, kwal-AA-loo-at)

(Southern Greenlandic) qulaaluat (kwul-AA-loo-at)

10 

quilt (kwilt)

11 

aqqaneq (counting/time), aqqanillit (objects) (AK-kan-ek, ak-KAN-eel-lit)

(Northern Greenlandic) isikkaneq (counting/time), isikkanillit (objects) (ISI-kan-ek, isi-kan-EEL-lit)

12 

aqqaneq marluk (AK-kan-ek MAR-look)

(North Greenlandic) isikkaneq marluk (ISI-kan-ek MAR-look)

The numerals after 12 are Danish now but 13-20 in old Greenlandic are underneath as well as 100 and 1000:

13 

aqqaneq pingasut (AK-kan-ek PEEN-ga-soot)

14 

aqqaneq sisamat (AK-kan-ek SEE-sa-mat)

15 

aqqaneq tallimat (AK-kan-ek TAL-lee-mat)

16 

arvirsanillit (arv-ER-san-eel-lit)

17 

arvirsani marluk (arv-ER-san-ee MAR-look)

18 

arvirsani pingasut ( arv-ER-san-ee PEEN-ga-soot)

19 

arvirsani sisamat (arv-ER-san-ee SEE-sa-mat)

20 

arvirsani tallimat (arv-ER-san-ee TAL-lee-mat) or inuk naallugu (een-ook narl-loogoo)

100 

untriti (un-TREE-tee)

1000 

tuusinti (too-SEEN-tee)

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first 

siulliq (SEE-oo-leek)

second 

aappaa (ARP-par)

third 

pingajuat (peen-GA-joo-at)

fourth 

sisamaat (SEE-sa-mart)

fifth 

tallimaat (tal-LEE-mart)

sixth 

arvirnat (arv-ERN-at)

seventh 

arviniq aappaat (ARV-in-ik ARP-part)

eighth 

arviniq pingajuat (ARV-in-ik peen-GA-joo-at)

ninth 

qulingiluaat (Northern), qulaaluaat (Southern) (kwoo-LEENG-eel-yoo-art, KWOO-lar-loo-art)

tenth 

qulingat (kwoo-LEENG-at)

eleventh 

aqqarnat (ak-KAR-nat)

twelth 

aqqaneq aappaat (AK-kan-ek ARP-part)

Numbers over 12th are Danish loan-numerals such as tretteniat is 13th and tyviat is 20th.

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North Avannaq / South Kujataa / East Kangia / West Kitaa

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Januar - Januaari Februar - Februaari Marts - Marsi April - Apriili Maj - Maaji Juni - Juuni Juli - Juuli August - Aggusti September - Septembari Oktober - Oktobari November - Novembari December - Decembari

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