Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-giksi}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -gissivoq, -rissivoq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | kiɣ- |
| Constituents: |
N{-gik}V + V{si}V
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| Morpheme type: | Verbaliser |
| Left sandhi: | Fusional (sandhi truncative, except on q-stems) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
The affix is monovalent 'Actor has gotten a better N' but can also be used in an avalent sense 'there has come (to be) better N', when used a 3.sg ending and no explicit subject in the sentence.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | Regular |
| Valency: | Monovalent (valency 1) |
| Diathesis: | Subjective (intransitive) |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning |
Notes |
|
Actor has gotten a better N |
Also in an avalent sense 'there has come a better N'. |
Examples |