Examples
Meaning
(some)thing
Description
This stem has no real meaning on its own: it may sometimes be translated as 'thing' or 'something', but this is really only an artifact of the translation. It is used to give the pure meaning of an affix or an ending itself.
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| pia | his thing | or 'his possession', or simply 'his', with ABS.3sg/sg N{-a}. Other possessive endings would yield a similar meaning, e.g. perput, 'ours' etc. |
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