Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-ma} |
| New orthography: | -ma |
| Old orthography: | -ma |
| Sources: | [CR88], [CWSL51], [SB03], [FAJN19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is the ergative possessive 1sg/pl ending. It is similar to the singular ending, N{ma}, but truncative. Thus, number can only be distinguished on regular or strong stems, since weak stems will drop their final consonant regardless.
Meanings and examples
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References
- [CR88] Christian Rasmussen (1888): Grønlandsk Sproglære.
- [CWSL51] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1951): Det Vestgrønlandske Sprog.
- [SB03] Stig Bjørnum (2003): Grønlandsk Grammatik.
- [FAJN19] Flemming A.J. Nielsen (2019): Vestgrønlandsk Grammatik.