qassit

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qavci-t (“when [past], when [future], how many, how”), from Proto-Eskimo *qavci- (“when [past], when [future], how many”). Compare qanoq (“how”), qanga (“when [past]”), and qaqugu (“when [future]”).

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qassit/, [qəs.sɪt]

Pronoun

qassit

(interrogative) how many

Usage notes

This word will cause indicative intonation in the sentence it is used, but not if used in isolation.^[1]

References

^ Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk grammatik, p. 25-26. Atuagkat 2003. →ISBN

Inuktitut

Adverb

qassit

(interrogative) how many

[1] Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk grammatik, p. 25-26. Atuagkat 2003. →ISBN

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