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Azerbaijani
Suffix
-araq
- Postconsonantal of -ərək after the vowels A / I / O / U.
Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Suffix
-araq (v-n?, truncative?, uses -v- as interfix?)
- small
- immature, not adult
- sava (sheep) -> savaaraq (lamb).
Usage notes
This affix displays gemination of /r/ to /qq/, so e.g. plural becomes -aqqat. There also exists an alternative form of this affix, {-V'raq}, where V represents a lengthening of any preceding vowel; e.g.'paniaraq' and 'paneeraq' from panik (“daughter”) are both possible.
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