-giit

See also: giit

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-ɡiit/, [-ɣɪːt]

Suffix

-giit (n-n^?, truncative^? except after q and r^?)

(plural only) a pair, mutual in converse relation.
aappaq (“spouse”) -> aappariit (“married couple”)

erneq (“son”) -> erneriit (“father and son”)

panik (“daughter”) -> panigiit (“mother and daughter”)

Related terms

-giig

References

-giit in Katersat

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