-niaq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /-niaq/, [-nɪ.ɑq]

Suffix

-niaq (v-n?, additive?)

  1. one who attempts to [verb], one who will [verb]
    sinippoq (“sleeps”) -> sininniaq (“one who is trying to sleep”)
    unnuivoq (“to stay the night”) -> unnuiniaq (“one who is going to stay the night”)

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -niaq
aaffanniaq

Suffix

-niaq (n-n?, additive?)

  1. a hunter of [noun]; someone who attempts to hunt [noun]
    tuttu (“caribou”) -> tuttunniaq (“caribou hunter”)

References

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