Language Secretariat of Greenland

The Language Secretariat of Greenland (Oqaasileriffik, Danish: Grønlands Sprogsekretariat; the Greenlandic name translates literally to "place where one deals with words") is the official language authority of Greenland in charge of regulating the Greenlandic language. The organization was founded in 1998 with only one member. Now the organization has 12 members and 7 student assistants.

The tasks of Oqaasileriffik is to research the Greenlandic language including its dialects, set the orthography, approve foreign and new words, publish terminology lists and reports informing language policy, and to provide information, advice and recommendation on Greenlandic.