Examples
Meaning
Actor makes N
Notes
This can be both in the sense of 'build/create', but also 'make/prepare/process' with e.g. foods.
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| illuliorpoq | he builds a house | |
| neqiliorpoq | he prepares/cooks seal meat | |
| kaagiliorpoq | he makes/bakes a cake | |
| imertaasiorpoq | he makes a bucket | From {əməqtautə}N (imertaat), 'water bucket', with replacivity. |
| Nukissiorfiit | The name of the company providing electricity in Greenland | From nukissaq, '(future) electric power'. The final morpheme is nominal future affix N{kcaq}N, where the affix causes aq-drop. |
| qaanniorpoq | he makes a kayak | From {qajaq}N, where the affix causes /aq/ to drop, which triggers the (very irregular) gemination /qaj-/ ⇒ /qainn-/. |
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