"Saqqaq" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɑːkək/
Etymology: From the Greenlandic Saqqaq, a settlement in the Avannaata municipality of western Greenland, near which archaeological excavations discovered remains of the eponymous Saqqaq culture. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kl|Saqqaq}} Greenlandic Saqqaq Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Saqqaq pl (plural only)
  1. The Paleo-Eskimo people who inhabited west-central Greenland circa 2500–800BC and who formed the Saqqaq culture. Wikipedia link: Saqqaq culture Tags: plural, plural-only
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