-aasiit

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Proto-Inuit *aacin (“again, furthermore”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Particle[edit]

-aasiit

  1. as usual
    piumanngilaq (“resists”) -> piumanngilaraasiit (“as usual, he will resist”)

Further reading[edit]

  • DAKA
  • Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 29, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
  • Fortescue, M.: "Basic Structures and Processes in West Greenlandic" in ARCTIC LANGUAGES: An Awakening, p. 323. UNESCO 1990.
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