-niaq

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Greenlandic

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-niaq (v-n?, additive?)

  1. one who attempts to [verb], one who will [verb]
    sinippoq (sleeps) -> sininniaq (one who is trying to sleep)
    unnuivoq (to stay the night) -> unnuiniaq (one who is going to stay the night)

Derived terms

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Suffix

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-niaq (n-n?, additive?)

  1. a hunter of [noun]; someone who attempts to hunt [noun]
    tuttu (caribou) -> tuttunniaq (caribou hunter)

References

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