-nngu

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-ŋŋu/, [-ŋ.ŋʊ]

Suffix

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

feels pain or disgust about something.
orsunnguvugut - We feel sick from eating too much blubber.

alunnguvoq - He has a pain in the sole of his feet.

Derived terms

Greenlandic terms suffixed with -nngu

References

Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 83, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
-nngu in Katersat

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