Body Parts

1. niaqoq

   Head

   Usage

   Same spelling as the existing noun card

2. nujaq

   Hair

   Usage

   This word means a single hair. Use the plural when you mean hair as a whole

3. kiinaq

   Face

   Usage

   The whole face

4. isi

   Eye

   Usage

   Same spelling as the existing noun card; an eyebrow is "qallu"

5. qallu

   Eyebrow

   Usage

   The word to use at a salon

6. siut

   Ear

   Usage

   Same spelling as the existing noun card

7. qingaq

   Nose

   Usage

   Same as the existing noun card; it also means a roof vent

8. qaneq

   Mouth

   Usage

   It also covers a yawn or an open gape

9. kigut

   Tooth

   Usage

   Same spelling as the existing noun card

10. oqaq

    Tongue

    Usage

    It shares a root with speaking, which surfaces in words like "oqarasuaat" (telephone)

11. qungaseq

    Neck / throat

    Usage

    Same spelling as the existing noun card; neck and throat are one word

12. iggiaq

    Oesophagus

    Usage

    Same as the existing noun card; use it when explaining trouble swallowing

13. tui

    Shoulder

    Usage

    Same spelling as the existing noun card

14. taleq

    Arm

    Usage

    Same as the existing noun card; the hand is "assak", a separate word

15. assak

    Hand

    Usage

    Same as the existing noun card; the right hand is "talerpik" and the left is "saamik"

16. talerpik

    Right hand

    Usage

    Useful at an examination where left and right matter

17. saamik

    Left hand

    Usage

    The counterpart of "talerpik"

18. inuak

    Finger / toe

    Usage

    Same as the existing noun card; one word for fingers and toes

19. sakissat

    Chest / rib cage

    Usage

    Same as the existing noun card; the word is a plural in form

20. naaq

    Belly

    Usage

    Same as the existing noun card; the stomach organ is "aqajaroq"

21. aqajaroq

    Stomach (organ)

    Usage

    The organ itself, as distinct from "naaq" (the belly)

22. tunu

    Back

    Usage

    Same as the existing noun card; the East Greenland region name Tunu is the same word

23. niu

    Leg

    Usage

    Same as the existing noun card; the foot is "isigak", a separate word

24. seeqqoq

    Knee

    Usage

    Same spelling as the existing noun card

25. isigak

    Foot

    Usage

    Same as the existing noun card; the word for buying boots

26. ameq

    Skin / hide

    Usage

    Same as the existing noun card; it covers human skin and sealskin alike, so it comes up when discussing traditional dress

27. saaneq

    Bone

    Usage

    Used when describing a fracture

28. aak

    Blood

    Usage

    Same spelling as the existing noun card

29. uummat

    Heart

    Usage

    Used when explaining a heart condition

30. tinguk

    Liver

    Usage

    Organs cannot be pointed at, so show the word itself

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