Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-ucaaq}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -usaarpoq, -asaarpoq, -jusaarpoq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | ŋuðaʀaʀ- |
| Variants: | N{-ucaaq}N, V{-ucaaq}V, V{-ucaq}V |
| Morpheme type: | Verbaliser |
| Left sandhi: | Sandhi-truncative |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Left sandhi:
The left-sandhi behaviour of this affix is regular, i.e. it is truncative and it will inject an epenthetic /j/ when following a long vowel. However, there are a few examples mentioned in the DAKA, where it seems this affix alternatively may drop its initial /u/ when following a long vowel /VV/, rather than inject /j/. For example:
- sakkutuusaarpoq, regular form: sakkutuujusaarpoq
- qallunaasaarpoq, regular form: qallunaajusaarpoq
These alternative forms should not be considered part of the regular behaviour of this affix, but as irregularly formed abbreviations.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | Regular |
| Valency: | Monovalent (valency 1) |
| Diathesis: | Subjective (intransitive) |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
Actor imitates N |
Or 'acts like', 'pretends to be' etc., also in the sense of a child 'playing to be N'. | Examples |