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Greenlandic
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Inuit *aacin (“again, furthermore”).
Pronunciation
Particle
-aasiit
- as usual
- piumanngilaq (“resists”) -> piumanngilaraasiit (“as usual, he will resist”)
Further reading
- DAKA
- Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 29, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
- Fortescue, M.: "Basic Structures and Processes in West Greenlandic" in ARCTIC LANGUAGES: An Awakening, p. 323. UNESCO 1990.