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-araq
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Azerbaijani
Suffix
araq ərək y
az suffix form
Postconsonantal of az -ərək after the vowels A / I / O / U.
Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Suffix
v-n trunc v kl Sometimes it becomes -oraq or -eraq: is there a pattern to that?
small
immature, not adult
sava (sheep) -> savaaraq (lamb).
Usage notes
This affix displays gemination of /r/ to /qq/, so e.g. plural becomes -aqqat. There also exists an alternative form of this affix, {-V'raq}, where V represents a lengthening of any preceding vowel; e.g.'paniaraq' and 'paneeraq' from kl panik daughter are both possible.
Derived terms
kl
References
Lybech, S. (2020) A List of Greenlandic Affixes, p.17
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