Greenlandic glossary for IT words in the works

A new project aims to compile a glossary of computer words in Greenlandic.

Suggestions will be vetted by the Greenland Language Council, Oqaasileriffik, while the project is sponsored by software giant Microsoft, the online computer news site ComOn reported.

The initiative is the brainchild of Greenland’s main IT company, Kimik IT.

“I felt that it was a bother and problematic for both users and programmers not to be able to use their mother tongue. That is why we contacted Microsoft and the Greenland Language Council, which [fortunately] backed the idea,” Ian Wennerfeldt of Kimik IT said.

Per Langgard, who has been selected to look over any suggestions, said the initiative was important since a language’s health depends on having a “professional terminology.”

“I hope that the project will contribute to strengthening the Greenlandic language,” he said.