aaffaq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

  • auvfaĸ (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *auva- (“hunt caribou”), from Proto-Eskimo *aru-va- (“hunt caribou, seal”). Compare aavarpoq (“hunts caribou”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /aaffaq/, [aːf.fɑq]

Noun

aaffaq (plural aaffat)

  1. hunting area (for reindeer)

Declension

Declension of aaffaq
case singular plural
absolutive aaffaq aaffat
ergative aaffap
allative aaffamut aaffanut
ablative aaffamit aaffanit
prolative aaffakkut aaffatigut
locative aaffami aaffani
instrumental aaffamik aaffanik
equative aaffatut

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