Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{li}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | +livoq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | li- |
| Variants: | V{si}V |
| Morpheme type: | Verbal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | ə-eliding (additive) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
According to Schultz-Lorentzen (1958), this affix is only used with verb stems indicating size/measurements. Thus, it will normally only be used in a monovalent sense, i.e. with intransitive form. However, there is an example, allivaa, where it seemingly increases the valency of the stem (in the sense of 'make it'). However, this behaviour is not regular.
Left sandhi:The affix seems to be regularly additive, with the possibility of eliding a /ə/. However, there are a few (lexicalised) examples with original t-stems, where it seems to have been truncative. However, this behaviour does not seem to be regular nowadays.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | Regular |
| Valency: | Valency-preserving |
| Diathesis: | Unaltered (same as the stem) |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
Subject becomes (more) Vb'ing |
Only with stems indicating size/measurement. | Examples |