inooqatigiinneq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From inuk (“human”) +‎ -u (“be a _”) +‎ -qatigiig (“together”) +‎ -neq (“-ness (abstract participle)”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /inuuqatiɡiinniq/, [i.nɔː.qə.t͡sɪ.ɣɪːn.nɜq]

Noun

inooqatigiinneq (plural inooqatigiinnerit)

1. coexistence, partnership

Declension

Declension of inooqatigiinneq

case	singular	plural
absolutive	inooqatigiinneq	inooqatigiinnerit
ergative	inooqatigiinnerup
allative	inooqatigiinnermut	inooqatigiinnernut
ablative	inooqatigiinnermit	inooqatigiinnernit
prolative	inooqatigiinnikkut	inooqatigiinnertigut
locative	inooqatigiinnermi	inooqatigiinnerni
instrumental	inooqatigiinnermik	inooqatigiinnernik
equative	inooqatigiinnertut

Derived terms

• nalunaarsukkamik inooqatigiinneq (“civil partnership”)

References

• "inooqatigiinneq" in Oqaasileriffik, The Language Secretariat of Greenland