agguaappai

Greenlandic

Etymology

From agguarpoq (“divides”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aɡɡuaappai/, [ax̟.x̟ʊ.ʷəːp.pə.ɪ]

Verb

agguaappai (transitive agguaappaa)

1. (intransitive) distribute
   • 1988, “AIDS-INFO”, in Atuagagdliutit:

     Naqitigaaqqat AIDS pillugu paasisitsiniutit Afrikami kujallermi umiarsualivinnut agguaanneqarsimapput umiartortut nappaassuarmut ulorianartumut taassumunnga mianersoqquniarlugit, ...

     Pamphlets informing about AIDS were distributed to harbours in South Africa, so as to warn sailors against this dangerous big disease [nappaassuaq "big disease" might be idiomatic], ...

See also

• agguaavoq

References

• agguaappai in Katersat