Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-li}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -livoq, -sivoq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | li- |
| Morpheme type: | Verbaliser |
| Left sandhi: | Replacive (sandhi-truncative) |
| Right sandhi: | Assibilation |
Description
Form and usage:
This affix is not productive in modern language, but it exists in many lexicalised combinations. See N{-liuq}V for the modern-day variant corresponding to this morpheme.
Left sandhi:It may cause a preceeding /aq/ to drop, especially in combination with the nominal future affix N{-kcaq}N, where N{kcaq}N{-li}V may yield /kci/.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | Regular |
| Valency: | Monovalent (valency 1) |
| Diathesis: | Subjective (intransitive) |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
Actor makes N |
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Actor spends the N |
with a noun denoting some period of time, such as day, weekend etc. |