-gigaluaq

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Greenlandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

-gï (“has as one's”) +‎ -galuaq (“which formerly”)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /-ɡiɡaluaq/, [-ɣɪ.ɣə.lʊ.ɑq]

Suffix[edit]

-gigaluaq (n-n?, truncative?)

  1. (with a possessive ending) someone's former or deceased [noun]
    illugigaluarput
    Our previous house.
    uigigaluani alleruppaa neqimik
    For the sake of her deceased husband, she abstains from meat.

Usage notes[edit]

See -galuaq for usage note.

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