inooqatigiinneq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From inuk (“human”) +‎ -u (“be a _”) +‎ -qatigiig (“together”) +‎ -neq (“-ness (abstract participle)”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /inuuqatiɡiinniq/, [inɔːqə.t͡sɪ.ɣɪːn.nɜq]

Noun

inooqatigiinneq (plural inooqatigiinnerit)

1. coexistence, partnership

Declension

Declension of inooqatigiinneq

	singular	plural
absolutive	inooqatigiinneq	inooqatigiinnerit
ergative	inooqatigiinnerup	inooqatigiinnerit
allative	inooqatigiinnermut	inooqatigiinnernut
ablative	inooqatigiinnermit	inooqatigiinnernit
prosecutive	inooqatigiinnikkut	inooqatigiinnertigut
locative	inooqatigiinnermi	inooqatigiinnerni
instrumental	inooqatigiinnermik	inooqatigiinnernik
equative	inooqatigiinnertut	inooqatigiinnertut

Derived terms

• nalunaarsukkamik inooqatigiinneq (“civil partnership”)

References

• "inooqatigiinneq" in Oqaasileriffik, The Language Secretariat of Greenland