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Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Suffix
-vik (v-n?, additive?)
- used to denote a time or place where [verb]ing occurs
- anniarpoq (“suffers”) -> anniarfik (“hell”)
- qimaavoq (“escapes”) -> qimaaffik (“refuge”)
Usage notes
May become -ffik at a vowel base. (Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, 2003, Atugkat; p. 229)
Derived terms
References
Etymology 2
Suffix
-vik (n-n?, additive?)
- real, genuine
- nuna (“country”) -> nunavik (“mainland, continent”)
- kuulti (“gold”) -> kuultivik (“real gold”)
Derived terms
References
Yup'ik
Etymology
From Proto-Yupik *-vik, from Proto-Eskimo *-vik. Compare Greenlandic -vik.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-vik
- Used to denote the time or place of an action.
Derived terms