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  • Comment: As it is currently written it fails WP:NORG, in that it is solely reliant on primary sources, which are not independent. If it can be demonstrated that there is significant coverage about the organisation in multiple independent secondary sources that would go a long way to demonstrating notability. Dan arndt (talk) 06:22, 7 January 2025 (UTC)


The Language Secretariat of Greenland
Oqaasileriffik
Formation1998
Location
Head of Secretariat
Beatrine Heilmann
Parent organization
Naalakkersuisut

Oqaasileriffik is the official language authority of Greenland and is in charge of regulating the Greenlandic language.[1] The name "Oqaasileriffik" literally means "Place where one deals with words"[2]. The organization was founded in 1998 with only one member.[3]Now the organization has 12 members and 7 student assistants. Oqaasileriffik is split into 4 different research areas. [3]The categories are Personal Names, Geographical Place Names, Authority Duties, and Language Technology. The Personal Names section of Oqaasileriffik was created in 2016 and works with the Danish Names Act to approve Greenlandic names.[4]The Geographical Names Committee is part of the organization is responsible for naming geographical features in Greenland.[5] Commitee memebers serve a 4 year term. Oqaaserpassualeriffik (literally ‘Place where one deals with lots of words’) is a section of Oqaasileriffik that contains dictionaries[6] and other tools to assist in the translation of Greenlandic.[7] Oqaaserpassualeriffik has created several technologies to translate and use Greenlandic, including Marta, a Text to Speech engine, and kukkuniiaat, a spell checker.[8][9] They aim to offer a more complete suite of tools including automatic translation. The organization also includes Oqaasiliortut (The Language Council), which is responsible for collecting, registering and approving new Greenlandic Words. Members are appointed to the council by the Greenlandic Government and serve a 4 year term. [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Language – Trap Greenland". Trap Greenland. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  2. ^ "Language technology - Oqaasileriffik". Oqaasileriffik. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  3. ^ a b "Organization - Oqaasileriffik". Oqaasileriffik. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  4. ^ "Personal Names – Oqaasileriffik". Oqaasileriffik. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  5. ^ "Place Names Committee – Oqaasileriffik". Oqaasileriffik. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  6. ^ "DAKA". iserasuaat.gl. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  7. ^ "Language technology – Oqaasileriffik". Oqaasileriffik. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  8. ^ "Oqaasileriffik". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  9. ^ "Greenlandic Spell Checker « Kukkuniiaat « Oqaasileriffik". kukkuniiaat.gl. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  10. ^ "Language Council – Oqaasileriffik". Oqaasileriffik. Retrieved 2025-01-07.