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Morphemic form: *{luunniit}
New orthography: +luunniit
Old orthography: -lũnît, -dlũnît
Combinations: Click here
Variants: {imaluunniit},
Left sandhi:
Default,

Description and behaviour


Meanings and examples


  • Kaali Piitarluuniit, Kaali or Piitaq

When used on interrogative words like kina? 'who?', it means `any-', e.g. 'anyone, anytime, whenever' etc.

  • kinaluunniit ilinniagaqarsinnaavoq, anyone can learn something

    Or 'get an education'.

In combination with a negation it means 'not even' or 'not at all'.

  • Sininngilangaluunniit, I have not slept at all

    From sininngilanga, 'I have not slept'.

  • Inoqanngilaq, Piitarluunniit, There were no people (at all), not even Peter.

    From inoqanngilaq, 'there are no people'.

When used in combination with V{galuaq}V + conditional mood.

  • Sumiuugaluaruttaluunniit, Even though we are from anywhere

    Or in ordinary English: 'No matter where we are from'.


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