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Morphemic form: {əŋluqaqvik}N
New orthography: illoqarfik, illoqarfiit
Old orthography: igdloĸarfik, igdloĸarfiit
Sources: [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: {əŋlu}N + N{-qaq}V + V{(v)vik}N
Right sandhi: Assibilation (t⇒s)
Inflection sandhi: Regular stem, Default/none, up-declined
Stem type: k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'town' or 'city' (there is no real distinction in Greenland, since even Nuuk, which has the largest population, only has around 20.000 inhabitants). It is a straightforward combination of {əŋlu}N + N{-qaq}V + V{(v)vik}N, literally 'place where there are houses'.


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