-giig

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /-ɡiiɡ/, [-ɣɪːɣ]

Suffix

-giig (n-v?, truncative?)

  1. used to express a converse relation or mutuality between two participants.
    eqqiveqatigiipput - They live at peace with each other.
    erneq (“son”) -> erneriipput (“they are father and son”)

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -giig
ilaqutariinneq
-qatigiig
suleqatigiipput
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