Greenlandic aaveq (“walrus”) +‎ -t (“catch”),^[1] from Proto-Eskimo *ajvǝʁ. Compare Inuinnaqtun aiviqtuq ("to get a walrus").

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aaffappuq/, [aːf.fəp.pɔq]

aaffappoq

1. to capture a walrus
   • (2014), Tamanut, issue 17, Sermitsiaq

     Maannakkut aamma piniagassaqaraluarpoq. Qanittumi avannatsinnut sikup sinaanut qimussimik piniariaratta, marlunnik aaffappugut.

     A few days ago we were on a dog sledding trip out at the edge of the ice, where we caught two walruses.

• aaffappoq in Katersat
• “aaffappoq“ in iserasuaat.gl