-galuaq

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-ɡaluaq/, [-ɣə.lʊ.ʷɑq]

Suffix

-galuaq (v-n^?, additive^?)

1. that otherwise [verb]s
2. former
3. deceased

Usage notes

When used to mean "deceased", it's often used in conjunction with either -gï (“has as one's”) and a possessive ending, e.g. anaanagigaluara ("the one whom I formerly had as my mother", i.e. "my dead mother") or else simply with -u (“is”).

Derived terms

• -gigaluaq

References

• Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 233. Atuagkat 2003.