Examples

Meaning

just (an) N

Notes

Or 'a mere N' or 'merely an N' etc.

Kalaallisut Translation Notes
inuinnaq just (a) human
qallunaaginnaq just a Dane From {qavlunaaq}N 'Dane'. Here the final /aaq/ means that phonotactic epenthesis will require a consonant to be injected, which, for this affix, is /g/, rather than the usual /v/.
nalinganuinnaq only on the amount E.g. when you pay with a card and do not want cash return/change, or if the store does not allow you get cash change. The base is nalinganut, 'on the amount', which is actually a lexicalised, possessive allative form.

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