Examples
Meaning
group of N
Notes
Or 'several N', seemingly with connotations of 'small' (group).
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| angutaaluit | a group of men | From {aŋutə}N, 'man'. |
| inualuit | a group of people | |
| qimmialuit | a number of dogs | |
| sikualuit | several pieces of ice | |
| qallunaavaluit | a small group of Danes | |
| serfaavaluit | a number of serfaq chicks | From serfaaq, 'chick of serfaq', a type of bird (Cepphus grylle). |
| sikaavaluit | a number of cigars | |
| pialuit | small things | Or pialunnguit, with N{ŋŋuaq}N in same sense. |
| inuppaaluit | a quite big group of people | With N{(q)vak}N to get the meaning 'quite big'. |
| ilarpaalui | a good number of them | Partitive construction with {ila}N and Absolutive 3.pl/pl N{-i}. |
| malialuit | rough waters | From malik, 'wave', literally 'several waves', in the sense of describing the sea in unfavourable weather. |
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