Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-ijaq}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -iarpaa, -ajarpaa, -viarpaa, -iaavoq, -ajaavoq, -viaavoq, -iarpoq, -ajarpoq, -viarpoq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | ŋiyaʀ- |
| Morpheme type: | Verbaliser |
| Left sandhi: | Sandhi-truncative |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
This affix has a rather unobvious meaning when used intransitively without an intervening HTR-morpheme: The expected meaning would be 'Patient is removed from N', but instead the meaning is 'N (of the Patient) is broken/damaged'.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | Regular |
| Valency: | Divalent (valency 2) |
| Diathesis: | Patientive (NAP) |
| HTR-morpheme: | {ði} |
| HTR-stem: | N{-ijai}V |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
Agent removes N from Patient |
This can both be in the sense of 'cleans it of N' or 'cuts N off it'. | Examples |
| N is broken | Or 'damaged'. This meaning only occurs when the affix is used intransitively without a HTR-morpheme. | Examples |