aaffappoq

Greenlandic

FWOTD – 24 November 2021

Etymology

Greenlandic aaveq (“walrus”) +‎ -t (“catch”),[1] from Proto-Eskimo *ajvǝʁ. Compare Inuinnaqtun aiviqtuq ("to get a walrus").

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aaffappuq/, [aːf.fəp.pɔq]

Verb

aaffappoq

  1. to capture a walrus
    • (2014), Tamanut, issue 17, Sermitsiaq
      Maannakkut aamma piniagassaqaraluarpoq. Qanittumi avannatsinnut sikup sinaanut qimussimik piniariaratta, marlunnik aaffappugut.
      A few days ago we were on a dog sledding trip out at the edge of the ice, where we caught two walruses.

References

  1. ^ The suffix -t is assimilated before adding the C-stem verbal ending (-poq), transforming it into -ppoq.

Further reading

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