siulleq

Greenlandic

Greenlandic numbers ^(edit)

		10[a], [b]
		1 1	2  →	10  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: ataaseq     Ordinal: siulleq

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siuɬ.ɬɜq/

Numeral

siulleq

1. (ordinal number) first

Noun

siulleq (plural siulliit)

1. the first one
   • 2002, Berthelsen, Jacobsen, Petersen, Kleivan, Rischel: Oqaatsit Kalaallisuumiit Qallunaatuumut, 3rd ed., p. 19

     Aappersarissap siulliup aappaatalu akornanni avitsineqarsinnaasarpoq ...

     One may hyphenate between the first and the second consonant ...

   • 1982 August 4, “Qalasersuaq kujalleq Ammassalimmut nuunneqarallartoq”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:

     Inuit BBC-meersut marloriarlutik Ammassalimmiissimapuut.siullermik^[sic] martsimi, tassa taamani ukiup sikuani aalaakkammi filmiisoqarsimavoq.

     The people from BBC have been in Ammassalik twice. The first time in March, ? on winter's firm ice [on the water] ?

Declension

Declension of siulleq

	singular	plural
absolutive	siulleq	siulliit
ergative	siulliup	siulliit
allative	siullermut	siullernut
ablative	siullermit	siullernit
prosecutive	siullikkut	siullitigut
locative	siullermi	siullerni
instrumental	siullermik	siullernik
equative	siullertut	siullertut

Further reading

• DAKA