-araq

-araq

1. Postconsonantal of -ərək after the vowels A / I / O / U.

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /-araq/, [-ɑ.ʁɑq]

-araq (v-n^?, truncative^?, uses -v- as interfix^?)

1. small
2. immature, not adult

   sava (sheep) -> savaaraq (lamb).

This affix displays gemination of /r/ to /qq/, so e.g. plural becomes -aqqat. There also exists an alternative form of this affix, {-V'raq}, where V represents a lengthening of any preceding vowel; e.g.'paniaraq' and 'paneeraq' from panik (“daughter”) are both possible.

• Lybech, S. (2020) A List of Greenlandic Affixes, p.17
• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 156, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
• Vestgrønlands Grammatik, p. 73, F.A.J. Nielsen, 2014
• -araq in Katersat