naqitigaaraq

Greenlandic

Etymology

naqitigaq (“printed matter”) +‎ -araq (“little”)

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /naqitiɡaaraq/, [nɑ.qɪ.t͡sɪ.ɣɑː.ʁɑq]

Noun

naqitigaaraq (plural naqitigaaqqat)

1. leaflet, pamphlet, flier
   • 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], ...

Declension

Declension of naqitigaaraq

	singular	plural
absolutive	naqitigaaraq	naqitigaaqqat
ergative	naqitigaaqqap	naqitigaaqqat
allative	naqitigaaqqamut	naqitigaaqqanut
ablative	naqitigaaqqamit	naqitigaaqqanit
prosecutive	naqitigaaqqakkut	naqitigaaqqatigut
locative	naqitigaaqqami	naqitigaaqqani
instrumental	naqitigaaqqamik	naqitigaaqqanik
equative	naqitigaaqqatut	naqitigaaqqatut