The Language Secretariat of Greenland

Formular for contacting Oqaasileriffik staff

If you are in doubt, or have questions regarding the Greenlandic language, you can write to our response team.

Telephone communications

  • Telephone: (+299) 36 23 20

In written questions

You can ask about:

  • What a word means
  • what a Greenlandic name means
  • which expression/term is correct
  • the origins of a word
  • how a word is pronouned
  • how to understand a sentence

You can also

  • supply us with a suggestion to a new Greenlandic word/term
  • inform us about a Greenlandic place name
  • suggest new Greenlandic words or inform us of a rare/esoteric word
  • request to have a Greenlandic name registered or approved