nerivoq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nǝʁi- (“to eat, table, feed”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝʁǝ(v)- (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nirivuq/, [nɜ.ʁɪ.vɔq]

Verb

nerivoq (transitive nerivaa)

  1. (intransitive) eats

Conjugation

Conjugation of neri- (intransitive vowel stem)
indicative interrogative imperative optative conditional contemporative participial conjunctive/
causative
I nerivunga nerivunga - nerilanga neriguma nerillunga nerisunga nerigama
you (sg.) nerivutit nerivit nerigit - neriguit nerillutit nerisutit nerigavit
she nerivoq neriva - nerili nerippat nerillugu nerisoq nerimmat
she herself - - - - neriguni - - nerigami
the two of us† nerivuguk nerivuguk neriluk nerilanuk, nerinaaguk nerigunnuk nerillunuk nerisuguk nerigannuk
you two† nerivutik nerivitik nerigitik, nerinatik - neriguttik nerillutik nerisutik nerigattik
those two† nerippuk nerippak - nerillik nerippanik nerillugik nerisuk nerimmanik
we nerivugut nerivugut nerisa nerilata, nerinaagut nerigutta nerilluta nerisugut nerigatta
you (pl.) nerivusi nerivisi nerigitsi - nerigussi nerillusi nerisusi nerigassi
they neripput nerippat - nerilit, nerillit* nerippata nerillugit nerisut nerimmata
they themselves - - - - nerigunik - - nerigamik

† The dual forms are now considered obsolete or archaic in Greenlandic and are rarely used in contemporary speech or writing.

References

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