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General
| Morphemic form: | {suu} |
| New orthography: | suu |
| Old orthography: | sô |
| Sources: | [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this particle is 'yes'. Some consider it just an informal way of saying 'yes' (with {aap} being the more formal way then). However, Kleinschmidt [SK71] remarks that it is only used when confirming another statement: 'yes, it is as you say'.
Meanings and examples
Only used in a confirming way, i.e. confirming something said by the other person.
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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.