ᐊᓈᓇ
anaana
The Inuktitut word for "mom" is ᐊᓈᓇ (anaana).
ᐊᓈᓇ is an informal way to refer to a female parent.
How do you pronounce it?
anaana
Did you know?
- Because Inuktitut is a polysynthetic language, a single word can function as an entire sentence, meaning you can attach many descriptive suffixes to ᐊᓈᓇ to change its meaning entirely.
- The syllables used to write ᐊᓈᓇ were adapted from a system originally developed by James Evans in the 1840s for the Cree language.
- Inuit culture traditionally emphasizes naming children after ancestors, meaning a child might call their ᐊᓈᓇ by a name that also belongs to a grandmother.
Examples in context
- ᐊᓈᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖅᑐᖅ.Anaana ikajuqtuq.Mom is helping.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ᐊᓈᓇ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
