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General

Morphemic form: {sisimiuq}N
New orthography: Sisimiut
Old orthography: Sisimiut
Sources: [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: {sisə}N + N{miuq}N
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Default/none, p-declined
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is the name of a town in West Greenland (former Danish name: Holsteinsborg). This is one of several town names constructed with N{miuq}N, and as is always the case with these names, they are always only used in plural. The literal meaning of the name is 'the foxhole-dwellers'. The reason for this name is unknown.


Meanings and examples

Note that the name is plural, and is always only used in plural.

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