Examples
Meaning
catch/kill an N
Notes
With noun stems for animals typically hunted in Greenland
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| tuttuppoq | he killed a caribou | The base is tuttu, so here we see the epenthetic /t/ injected. |
| puisippoq | he caught a seal | The base is puisi, so the epenthetic /t/ is injected. |
| terianniarpoq | He caught polar fox. | The base is terianniaq. Here the stem ends in a consonant, so the epenthetic /t/ is not injected. Thus it looks, as if the verbal ending is added directly to the noun stem. |
Back