-niaq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-niaq/, [-nɪ.ɑq]

Suffix

-niaq (v-n^?, additive^?)

one who attempts to [verb], one who will [verb]
sinippoq (“sleeps”) -> sininniaq (“one who is trying to sleep”)

unnuivoq (“to stay the night”) -> unnuiniaq (“one who is going to stay the night”)

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -niaq

Suffix

-niaq (n-n^?, additive^?)

a hunter of [noun]; someone who attempts to hunt [noun]
tuttu (“caribou”) -> tuttunniaq (“caribou hunter”)

References

Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 147, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
-niaq in Katersat

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