Oqaasileriffik - the Greenland Language Secretariat

is an independent Greenlandic institution under the Ministry of Culture, Education, Research and Church.

Oqaasileriffik is the secretariat for Parliament committees for language questions. These are the following:

• The Greenland Language Council
• The Greenland Place Names Committee
• The Committee for Personal Names

Oqaasileriffik's main objectives include:

• to collect and maintain information on Greenlandic language and language usage
• to participate in Nordic Boards and working groups in language matters and to join the ICC Language Board
• to stay updated on changes in the spoken Greenlandic language
• to carry out research on Greenlandic as a second language

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE A NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER

Note!:

We are sorry to inform you that 'Dictionary' is down at the moment, the reason is replacement of an ISP. We are working on it.