niviarsiaraq

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *niviaqcǝɣa- (“girl, young unmarried woman”), from Proto-Eskimo *nǝviaʁcǝɣa (“girl, young unmarried woman”). Compare niviarsiaq (“girl, young unmarried woman”), and niviaq (“girl”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /niviarsiaraq/, [nɪ.vɪ.əs.sɪ.ɑ.ʁɑq]

Noun

niviarsiaraq (plural niviarsiaqqat)

1. girl
   • 1992, “Meeqqakka”, in Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten:

     Ernerput anguteqatiminoortartunngorsimavoq (19-inik ukioqarluni paasineqarpoq), niviarsiararlu nukarleq arnaqatiminoortartunngorsimalluni.

     Our son has become gay (it was discovered when he was 19 years old), and the youngest girl has become a lesbian.

Declension

Declension of niviarsiaraq

	singular	plural
absolutive	niviarsiaraq	niviarsiaqqat
ergative	niviarsiaqqap	niviarsiaqqat
allative	niviarsiaqqamut	niviarsiaqqanut
ablative	niviarsiaqqamit	niviarsiaqqanit
prosecutive	niviarsiaqqakkut	niviarsiaqqatigut
locative	niviarsiaqqami	niviarsiaqqani
instrumental	niviarsiaqqamik	niviarsiaqqanik
equative	niviarsiaqqatut	niviarsiaqqatut

Further reading

• DAKA