Examples
Meaning
inhabitant of N
Notes
Comparable to English '-er', as in e.g. New-Yorker.
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sisimiut | (name of a town in West Greenland) | From sisi, 'fox hole' and plural ending N{-t}, so the name is inherently plural. The affix is combined with the stem (i.e. without an ending), hence we get Sisimiormioq. |
| Sisimiormioq | inhabitant of Sisimiut | From Sisimiut, a town name. |
| Nuummioq | inhabitant of Nuuk | |
| Iluliarmioq | inhabitant of Ilulissat | From the morphemic form of Ilulissat, i.e. {ilulijaq}N. |
| allamioq | a stranger/foreigner | Literally 'inhabitant of something different', i.e. a different country (or different place). |
| qilammioq | someone who is dead | From qilak, 'Heaven' (in Christian theology), so literally 'inhabitant of Heaven'. |
| assammioq | ring | From assak, 'hand', so literally 'inhabitant of the hand'. This meaning is uncommon, and the word is lexicalised in this sense. |
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