Details

General


Morphemic form: N{-it}V (Combinations)
New orthography: -ippoq, -appoq
Proto-eskimoic root: ŋit-
Variants: V{-it}V
Morpheme type: Verbaliser
Left sandhi: Sandhi-truncative
Right sandhi: tc-exception, Assibilation

Description


Form and usage:

This affix is a variant of V{-it}V, meaning 'is N-less'. Like the variant, it is a true t-stem which, in combination with intransitive participial mood marker {ðu}, and intransitive participle V{ðuq}N, will yield 'ts' from the combination /tð/. This feature is then inherited by every stem derived with this affix.

It is also related to the negation affix V{ŋŋit}V, which, according to Fortescue et al. (2010), is {nʀit}, formed through a (non-standard) combination of {nəʀ} and {ŋit-}.


Verb stem


Right sandhi: Regular
Valency: Avalent (valency 0)
Diathesis: Subjective (intransitive)

Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
there is/are no N Or 'it is N-less', 'it is without N'. Depending on N it may also be used in a monovalent sense, i.e. with an actual subject. Examples