-nnguakkuluk

Greenlandic

Etymology

-nnguaq +‎ -kkuluk

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-ŋŋuakkuluk/, [-ŋ.ŋʊ.ək.kʊ.lʊk]

Suffix

-nnguakkuluk (n-n^?, truncative^?)

1. a poor little thing.

   iliarsuk -> iliarsunnguakkuluk

   orphan -> The poor little orphan.

References

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 161, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014