Gharmaaqtuq
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High Ikajurtaukdom of Gharmaaqtuq ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᕐᔮᒃᑕᖅ ᒐᒫᖅᑐᖅ | |
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Motto: ᓇᖏᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐸᑲᒃᒧᑦ! We Will Stand By The Great Pakuk! | |
Capital and largest city | Nunalipaujaqtalluit |
Official languages | Ɣarmaaq Uqausinga |
Recognised national languages | Maaq, Dziŋeeh Kuolas |
Recognised regional languages | Nunilamaaq, Vasalpinian, Böyawetlan |
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Demonym(s) | Gharmaaq |
Government | Centralised Tribal Confederacy |
• Ikajurtauk (High Chieftain) | Pâkuk |
• Irngutaqinnaq (Grand Elder) | Tulugaak |
• Ɣan (Ghan) | Ɣootur |
Establishment | |
• Böyawetlat State | ???AE - ≈740 IE |
• Dzon Domination | 742 IE - 1001 IE |
• Great Migration | 990 IE - 1001 IE |
• Maaq-Dzon Wars | 1001 IE - 1016 IE |
• Settlement of Gharmaaqtuq | 1011 IE - 1093 IE |
• Maaq Domination | 1093 IE - 1336 IE |
• Troubled Times | 1336 IE - 1369 IE |
• Reign of Pâkuk | 1370 IE - Current Day |
Area | |
• Total | 36,040 km2 (13,920 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1380 estimate | ≈750,000 |
• Density | 18.03/km2 (46.7/sq mi) |
Currency | Kakkiuraq (ᖃ) |
Etymology
The name Gharmaaqtuq is a combination of many different linguistic influences, including those of the Dziŋeeh Kuolas, Böyawetlan and Maaq languages. The most commonly agreed upon origin story is that when the Maaq people migrated from the Far South of Deteros, they came upon the archipelago which is now called Gharmaaqtuq, labelling it Gaulamaaqmuuqtuq, which means "Lands With The Moving Mountain People". Overtime, the traditional Maaq language evolved into contemporary Gharmaaq due to heavy influences from external peoples such as the Uluu Dzon, Böyawetlat and Vasalpin. The name was simplified and the "Gh" sound from the Dziŋeeh Kuolas language of the Uluu Dzon was added at the start of the name, creating the name Gharmaaqtuq.