-giit

See also: giit

Greenlandic

Affix

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

  1. (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”)

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