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-suaq
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Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Suffix
n-n add yes
big, bad
kl itisooq deep -> kl itisoorsuaq very deep
silarsuarmiut - humanity.
ila suersuaq! - what an awful draught!
kl pi -> kl persuaq large object
kl uli high tide -> kl ulersuaq flood
kl ajortoq evil, wicked -> kl Ajortorsuaq Satan, the Devil
Usage notes
-aq is elided before affixes and inflectional endings that begin with a vowel.
Derived terms
kl
References
295 yes
Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 265. Atuagkat 2003.
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