Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-naaq}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -naarpaa |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | naaq- |
| Morpheme type: | Verbal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | ə-eliding (additive) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
The affix is only used on adjectival stems describing a state of being. It is valency-increasing, by adding a new Agent role: the Actor role of the stem is mapped to the Patient role of the affix. Apparently, it is not used with a HTR-morpheme, so there is no HTR-form.
The affix may elide /ə/ on a preceding stem.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | Regular |
| Valency: | Valency-increasing |
| Diathesis: | Agentive (NPP) |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
Agent finds Patient more Vb'ing than expected |
Often in the sense of 'too Vb'ing'. | Examples |
Agent makes Patient too Vb'ing |
Also in a sense of 'more than expected'. | Examples |