qimmeq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *qi'mi- (“dog”), from Proto-Eskimo *qikmi- (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /qimmiq/, [qym.mɜq]

Noun

qimmeq (plural qimmit)

1. dog

   Qimmeqarpunga ― I have a dog

Declension

Declension of qimmeq

	singular	plural
absolutive	qimmeq	qimmit
ergative	qimmip	qimmit
allative	qimmimut	qimminut
ablative	qimmimit	qimminit
prosecutive	qimmikkut	qimmitsigut
locative	qimmimi	qimmini
instrumental	qimmimik	qimminik
equative	qimmisut	qimmisut

Derived terms

• qimmiaraq (puppy)

References

• Stian Lybech, An Introduction to West Greenlandic, 2022, p.10