-ngaar

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-ŋaar/, [-ŋɑːʁ]

Suffix

-ngaar (v-v^?, truncative^?)

1. very
   • 1992 August 21, “Usuni kipigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit, page 11:

     Qanittukkut aviisini eqqartorneqarpoq qallunaap usuni kipisimagaa nuliama itigartitsiuarnera naalliuutigingaaramiuk.

     Recently, there was a story in the papers about a Dane who cut off his penis because he was very pained by his wife's persistent rejections.

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -ngaar

Further reading

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 119, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
• Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk grammatik, p. 249. Atuagkat, 2003.