siornatigut

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /siurnatiɡut/, [sɪ.ɔn.nə.t͡sɪ.ɣʊt]

Particle

siornatigut

1. before, previously
   • 1998 September 1, “Aatsaat qaamasunik amilinnik takusut”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

     Soorunami siornatigut aviisitigut allatigullu qaamasunik amillit qanoq isikkoqarnersut ilisimareeraluarlugit sunaaffa aatsaat iluamik inuttarsisut.

     While they had, of course, seen people with light skin in news papers and the like before, it turned out that they had not met any in the flesh.

Further reading

• DAKA