Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-liqsuq}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -lersorpaa |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | |
| Constituents: | N{-liq}V + V{tuq}V |
| Morpheme type: | Verbaliser |
| Left sandhi: | Replacive (sandhi-truncative) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is 'Agent provides Patient with several N (one by one/bit by bit)'.
It is a straightforward combination of N{-liq}V, 'provide with' and non-productive V{tuq}V 'repeated action', where /t/ has been assibilated to /s/ by the preceding /i/ in the stem.
This is revealed in the old orthography form -lersorpâ, where we can see that this is a true /s/ and not a /c/, as would have been the case, if the second morpheme had been V{(q)cuq}V instead.
Like its left-most constituent, N{-liq}V, this combination may also display replacivity on tə-stems and cause a preceding /aq/ to drop.
When used in intransitive form without an intervening HTR-morpheme, the meaning becomes reflexive, 'Agent provides himself with several N'.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | Regular |
| Valency: | Divalent (valency 2) |
| Diathesis: | Reflexive/reciprocal (BP) |
| HTR-morpheme: | {ði} |
| HTR-stem: | N{-liqsui}V |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
Agent provides Patient with several N |
Usually in the sense of 'one by one', 'bit by bit' etc. | Examples |