-nnguaq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /-ŋŋuaq/, [-ŋ.ŋʊ.ʷɑq]

Suffix

-nnguaq (n-n?, truncative?)

  1. a small [noun], a cute [noun]
    Tikireerpunga illorpannguitigut
    I just arrived via some small towns.

Usage notes

The -aq disappears when succeeded by the affix -u.

Declension

Declines strongly in the grammatical cases.

Declension of -nnguaq
case singular plural
absolutive -nnguaq -nnguit
ergative -nnguup
allative -nnguamut -nnguanut
ablative -nnguamit -nnguanit
prolative -nnguakkut -nnguatigut
locative -nnguami -nnguani
instrumental -nnguamik -nnguanik
equative -nnguatut

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -nnguaq
Aajunnguaq
Aminnguaq
Angerlannguaq
Angerlartunnguaq
Arnannguaq
Avatannguaq
eqquiniunnguaq
Inunnguaq
Kulunnguaq
Kunuunnguaq
Laannguaq
Naasunnguaq
Najannguaq
Nikkuliinnguaq
Nukannguaq
Paarnannguaq
Paninnguaq
Pilunnguaq
Pilutannguaq
qimuttuarsuusannguaq
Saarannguaq
Taatsiannguaq

References

Inuktitut

Suffix

-nnguaq

  1. Latin spelling of -ᙳᐊᖅ (-nngoaq)
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