aaffaq

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

• auvfaĸ (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *auva- (“hunt caribou”), from Proto-Eskimo *aru-va- (“hunt caribou, seal”). Compare aavarpoq (“hunts caribou”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /aaffaq/, [aːf.fɑq]

Noun

aaffaq (plural aaffat)

1. hunting area (for reindeer)

Declension

Declension of aaffaq

	singular	plural
absolutive	aaffaq	aaffat
ergative	aaffap	aaffat
allative	aaffamut	aaffanut
ablative	aaffamit	aaffanit
prosecutive	aaffakkut	aaffatigut
locative	aaffami	aaffani
instrumental	aaffamik	aaffanik
equative	aaffatut	aaffatut

Synonyms

• aavarfik

References

• aaffaq in Katersat