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in the southwest from the 10th century until the 15th century. It remains unclear exactly when and how these populations eventually disappeared, but climate change appears to be the primary cause. The majority of these medieval settlers hailed from Norway by way of
Iceland, rather than Denmark.
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as a first or sole language, particularly Danish immigrants in
Greenland, many of whom fill positions such as administrators, professionals, academics, or skilled tradesmen. While Greenlandic is dominant in all smaller settlements, a part of the population of
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or mixed ancestry, especially in towns, speaks Danish. Most of the Inuit population speaks Danish as a second language. In larger towns, especially Nuuk and in the higher social strata, this is still a larger group.
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Danish
Greenlanders are a minority ethnic group in Greenland, accounting for around 11% of the territory's population.
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during the 1990s. Nuuk has the highest proportion of Danes of any town in
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persons) make up approximately 85%–90% of the total (2009 estimate).
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have been used in public affairs in
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283:O'Hara, Kevin; Trueman, Peter (2003).
263:"CIA – The World Factbook – Greenland"
218:the establishment of home rule in 1979
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1194:Greenlandic people of Danish descent
311:"Danish doubts over Greenland vote"
286:South Greenland: An Arctic Paradise
1189:European diaspora in North America
367:Danes abroad and their descendants
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565:an autonomous constituent country
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868:Governor (1728–1730, 1925–1979)
289:. Kevin O'Hara. pp. 222–.
198:Danish (and Norwegian) presence
190:Norse settlements in Greenland
184:Norse settlements in Greenland
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878:Prime Minister (1979–current)
243:Greenlandic people in Denmark
313:. BBC News. 27 November 2008
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1199:Ethnic groups in Greenland
1184:Danish diaspora by country
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810:Administrative divisions
684:Cartographic expeditions
1123:National (civic) anthem
196:From 1721 onwards, the
156:and their descendants.
73:West Greenlandic Pidgin
134:Scandinavian Americans
873:Inspector (1782–1924)
820:Independence movement
188:There was continuous
182:Further information:
118:Greenlandic Americans
100:Related ethnic groups
94:Religion in Greenland
651:Fridtjof Nansen Land
1017:Notable individuals
666:County of Greenland
646:Erik the Red's Land
146:Danish Greenlanders
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22:Danish Greenlander
944:Telecommunications
779:Towns and villages
617:Western Settlement
612:Eastern Settlement
607:Norse Colonization
569:Kingdom of Denmark
138:European Americans
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830:High Commissioner
825:Foreign relations
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161:Greenlandic Inuit
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130:Danish Australian
39:Danish family in
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656:World War II
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152:residing in
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110:Greenlanders
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18:Ethnic group
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845:LGBT rights
678:(self-rule)
472:New Zealand
214:Greenlandic
163:(including
148:are ethnic
65:Greenlandic
1178:Categories
918:(currency)
835:Parliament
636:Hans Egede
503:See also:
269:2013-10-13
249:References
165:mixed-race
1072:Mythology
1067:Jante Law
995:Kalaallit
954:Transport
911:Companies
815:Elections
759:Mountains
742:Ice sheet
703:Geography
676:Autonomy
671:Home rule
549:Greenland
467:Australia
411:Venezuela
396:Greenland
381:Argentina
154:Greenland
76:(extinct)
59:Languages
1163:Category
1092:Religion
1077:Language
1000:Tunumiit
990:Inughuit
939:Taxation
850:Military
798:Politics
784:Wildlife
737:Glaciers
628:Skræling
622:Language
587:Timeline
553:articles
374:Americas
317:17 April
237:See also
89:Lutheran
82:Religion
41:Sisimiut
1147:Outline
1106:Symbols
1062:Hunting
1057:Cuisine
1044:Culture
1034:Suicide
1022:artists
968:Society
949:Tourism
894:Economy
774:Straits
752:by area
747:Islands
732:Geology
715:Climate
579:History
567:of the
460:Oceania
441:Ireland
436:Germany
178:History
1097:Sports
1010:Danish
929:Mining
916:Krone
769:Rivers
727:Fjords
720:change
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446:Norway
429:Europe
401:Mexico
391:Canada
386:Brazil
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225:Danish
210:Danish
69:Danish
43:, 1854
1154:Index
1082:Music
1027:Inuit
1005:Danes
985:Inuit
509:Danes
265:. CIA
230:Inuit
208:Both
150:Danes
106:Danes
1118:Flag
906:Bank
507:and
319:2016
291:ISBN
212:and
172:Nuuk
92:See
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