-niaq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-niaq/, [-nɪ.ɑq]

Suffix

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

1. 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^?)

1. 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