agguaappai

Greenlandic edit

Etymology edit

From agguarpoq (“divides”).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

agguaappai (transitive agguaappaa)

(intransitive) distribute
- 1988, “AIDS-INFO”, in Atuagagdliutit:
  Naqitigaaqqat AIDS pillugu paasisitsiniutit Afrikami kujallermi umiarsualivinnut agguaanneqar simapput 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 edit

agguaavoq

References edit

agguaappai in Katersat

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