Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {naagga} |
| New orthography: | naagga |
| Old orthography: | nâgga |
| Sources: | [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This particle denotes 'no'. See also {aap} regarding how to reply to negative questions, since this works opposite to how such questions are answered in English. Note also that this particle may be considered more formal than {naamik}.
Meanings and examples
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References
- [MFSJLK10] Michael Fortescue, Steven Jacobson, Lawrence Kaplan (2010): Comparative Eskimo Dictionary (2ED).
- [SK71] Samuel Kleinschmidt (1871): Den grønlandske Ordbog.
- [CWSL58] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [JP67] Jonathan Petersen (1967): Ordbogêraĸ.
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.