-nnguaq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

• (old orthography) -nguaĸ

Affix

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

1. Suggests it is a smaller, or sometimes cuter version of the original word.

   e.g.

   Tikireerpunga illorpannguitigut

   I just arrived via some small towns.

Declension

Declines strongly in the grammatical cases.

Declension of -nnguaq

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -nnguaq

References

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 157, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
• Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 252. Atuagkat 2003.