Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-qə}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -qaaq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | ʀqə- |
| Morpheme type: | Verbal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Sandhi-truncative |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
This affix is used for emphasis and can often be translated as 'very/highly'.
However, it may often be used for vivid narration or adding expressiveness, rather than its literal meaning.
As an analogy, consider English 'so' and compare the sentences I am done with this vs. I am so done with this.
The latter is comparable to the use of V{-qə}V.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | ə-contraction |
| Valency: | Valency-preserving |
| Diathesis: | Unaltered (same as the stem) |
Meaning(s)