-lluinnar

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-lluinnar/, [-ɬ.ɬʊ.ʷɪn.nɑʁ]

Suffix

-lluinnar (v-v^?, additive^?)

1. [verb]s a lot
2. [verb]s completely, [verb]s entirely
   • 1992, “Meeqqakka”, in Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten:

     Angajulleq nukarlerlu takuneq ajorpakka, taamaatttummi^{[sic – meaning taamaattummi]} nuannarisarinngilluinnarakkit.

     Seeing the oldest and the youngest, I cannot manage, because I do not like them at all.

Further reading

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 119, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014