Examples
Meaning
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Notes
Only used with adjectival bases. It produces a new stem with the opposite meaning.
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| maniippoq | it is uneven | From manippoq, 'it is even'. With intransitive participle V{ðuq}N we thus get Maniitsoq, 'something that is uneven' (name of a town). |
| arriippoq | it is slow | From arrivoq, 'it is fast'. Thus we also get e.g. arriitsumik, 'slowly'. |
| tusarniippoq | it sounds bad | From tusarnerpoq, 'it sounds good/has a pleasant sound'. |
| pinniippoq | she is ugly | From pinnerpoq, 'she is beautiful'. For the exclamation, we then get pinniik!, 'ugly!'. |
| alianaak! | wonderful! | From alianarpoq, 'it is sad/tragic'. Note how the final consonant is spelt (and pronounced) as [k], rather than [t]. |
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