oqaatigiumasaq

Greenlandic

Etymology

oqaatigaa (“mentions, refers to”) +‎ -juma (“wants to”) +‎ -taq (passive participle), thus "something that someone has wanted to mention".

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /uqaatiɡiumasaq/, [ɔ.qəːt͡sɪ.ɣɪ.ʊ.mə.sɑq]

Noun

oqaatigiumasaq

1. remark, comment
   • 2001 Louise Richter, for the Greenlandic Directorate of Culture, Education, Research and Ecclesiastical Affairs/Inerisaavik: "Kisitsineq/matematikki: Misilitsinnerit, naliliineq, atuartitsineq", p. 9

     AALLAQQAASIULLUGIT OQAATIGIUMASAT

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