Middle Greenlandic language

Middle Greenlandic
Region Greenland
Era 18th - 19th centuries; developed into Modern Greenlandic by the 20th century
Early forms
Old Greenlandic
  • Middle Greenlandic
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog None

Middle Greenlandic is the period in the history of the Greenlandic language between the 18th and 19th centuries. It evolved from Old Greenlandic, and gave rise to Modern Greenlandic. Its orthography was standardized by Samuel Kleinschmidt


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