Electronics

1. oqarasuaat

   Telephone

   Usage

   A native word meaning "the thing that speaks from afar", as on the existing noun card. A mobile is "oqarasuaat nassartagaq" — the phone one carries

2. telefoni

   Telephone (Danish loan)

   Usage

   The Danish loanword, used alongside "oqarasuaat"

3. qarasaasiaq

   Computer

   Usage

   A native coinage meaning "artificial brain" — one of the best-known modern Greenlandic words

4. batteri

   Battery

   Usage

   A Danish loanword; a car battery is "akkumulatori"

5. radio

   Radio

   Usage

   The native word is "tusartaat"; KNR is the national broadcaster

6. tv

   Television

   Usage

   Also "fjernsyni", from Danish

7. assiliissut

   Camera

   Usage

   A native word. For aurora photography, carry spare batteries — the cold drains them fast

8. seqersartoq

   Flashlight

   Usage

   Essential when winter days never get light; a battery lantern is "qaammartartoq"

9. nillataartitsivik

   Refrigerator

   Usage

   A native word meaning "the place that makes things cold"

10. innaallagiaq

    Electricity

    Usage

    The native word for electricity; the Danish-derived "elektriciteti" is also used

11. opladeri

    Charger

    Usage

    A Danish loanword; same spelling as the existing noun card

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