nuannaraa

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *nuanniʁ- (enjoy oneself, pleasant, enjoyable), from Proto-Eskimo *nuna- (to enjoy oneself). Compare nuannerpoq (is nice), and nuannaarpoq (is pleased, enjoys oneself).

Pronunciation

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  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /nuannaraa/, [nʊ.ʷən.nɑ.ʁəː]

Verb

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nuannaraa (intransitive nuannarinnippoq)

  1. (transitive) like, appreciate
    • 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.

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