-minngaanneer-: Come From — Greenlandic Grammar

-minngaanneer- on a place means "come from there".

Kinaminngaanneerpunga, Kinamiuuvunga.
I am from China. I am Chinese. (lit. I come from China, I am a person from China)
Ajoraluartumik naamik, immaminngaanneersumik sapigaqarama.
Sorry, I'm allergic to seafood. (imaq "sea" + -minngaanneer- + -soq: lit. what comes from the sea)

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