-qqu

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-qqu/, [-q.qʊ]

Suffix

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

1. asks, requests (object) to [verb]
2. allows (object) to [verb]

Usage notes

Can be combined with -nngit (“not”) to express prohibition.

Further reading

• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 99, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014