Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-u}V |
| New orthography: | -uvoq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | ŋu- |
| Morpheme type: | Verbaliser |
| Left sandhi: | Sandhi-truncative |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form:
Copula
Left sandhi:The affix is truncative. Note however one exception: When following the affix V{nəq}N (and usually also lexicalised stems derived with it), it cannot remove the final /q/, which instead is weakened to /r/, thus yielding V{nəq}N{-u}V ⇒ -neru-.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | Regular |
| Valency: | Monovalent (valency 1) |
| Diathesis: | Subjective (intransitive) |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
Actor is an N |
Examples |