Details
General
Morphemic form: | *{mi} |
New orthography: | +mi |
Old orthography: | -me |
Combinations: | Click here |
Left sandhi: | Default,
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Description and behaviour
Meanings and examples
Contrastive emphasis.
- aqagumi?, how about tomorrow?
- uangami?, what about me?
Used for emphasis or confirmation.
- ilumummi, true indeed
From ilumut.
- qangalimi takuvugut!, how long indeed since we saw each other!
This can maybe be considered the Greenlandic version of the expression 'long time, no see'.
References
- [4] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [8] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.