-lii

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lii"

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-lii/, [-lɪː]

Suffix

-lii (n-v^?, truncative^?)

turns [noun] years old
- 1987 April 22, Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten‎:
  Mâliâraĸ Vebæk / 70-lii soq / atuakkiai saqqummi ssasut russisut saamisul lu
  Mâliâraĸ Vebæk / 70 years old / her books will be published in Russian and Sami.

Usage notes

Is -ilii- after Danish-origin numerals ending with a consonant.

Further reading

Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 80, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014

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