"kunlangeta" meaning in English

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          "text": "The equivalent Inuit construct is kunlangeta, which they define as “his mind knows what to do but he does not do it.”]",
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          "ref": "[2006 March 26, Erin Miller, Chris Gautz, Margaret Fosmoe, Sue Lowe, Jim Wensits, “Well, we have a word for that in English, too”, in South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana",
          "text": "Walt Buras had an Inuit word for the unwise at last week's School City of Mishawaka budget work session.\nThe word “kunlangeta” means “someone whose mind knows what to do but won't do it,” Buras said, citing sociologist Jane Murphy. “I'm hoping this board will not pick up a nickname of ‘kunlangeta.’”]",
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          "ref": "2022 January 24, Wee Ginger Dug, “The REAL Scottish Politics: Why ‘kunlangeta’ is perfect word for Tories”, in The National, Glasgow, Scotland",
          "text": "Given the constant drip-drip of damaging stories in the press in recent days, it appears that there are indeed many in the Conservative Party who seek to push the kunlangeta off the ice. However, the problem for the rest of us is that they only seek to push the kunlangeta off the ice because they too are kunlangetas. The Yupik push the kunlangeta off the ice for the good of the village; the Tories are doing it because Johnson is now impeding their own ability to act in their selfish self-interest and to continue to screw over the rest of us.",
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        "Among the Inuit, a malicious troublemaker or sociopath."
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