Examples
Meaning
a fair-sized N
Notes
It may also have connotations of 'good', especially in combination with other affixes
| Kalaallisut | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| aataatsiaq | a fairly big harp seal | From aataaq, 'har p seal'. |
| utoqqatsiaq | a fairly old person | |
| illuatsiaq | a fairly big house | |
| nukappiatsiaap takuaa | the teenage-boy saw it | Old orthography nukagpiatsiaup, according to Schultz-Lorentzen (1958), thus suggesting up-declension, but this is probably spurious. |
| umiatsiaami | on the boat | Here we see gemination of /a/ to /aa/ before a consonant-initial ending. |
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