-galuaq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-galuaq (v-n?, additive?)

  1. that otherwise [verb]s
  2. former
  3. deceased

Usage notes[edit]

When used to mean "deceased", it's often used in conjunction with either -gï (has as one's) and a possessive ending, e.g. anaanagigaluara ("the one whom I formerly had as my mother", i.e. "my dead mother") or else simply with -u (is).

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References[edit]

  • Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 233. Atuagkat 2003.