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Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Suffix
-taq (v-n?, truncative?)
- something that has been ed; passive participle
nanuttaq- A polar bear that has been caught.
Usage notes
This suffix takes the following forms:
- -taq in most contexts
- -saq after stems ending in a vowel
- -gaq after stems ending in -r
Suffix
-taq (n-n?, additive?)
- the part of something that is made of something else
arnartarput- The woman among us.
Further reading
Quechua
Suffix
-taq
- but, nevertheless, while, or, and (contrastive)
- Chay warmim tusuchkan takichkantaq.
- That woman is dancing or singing.
- Used to mark an open-ended question; more polite than -m/mi
- Maymantataq kanki?
- Where are you from?
- Piwantaq richkanki?
- Who are you going with?
See also