Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{nəq ajuq}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | +neq ajorpoq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | |
| Constituents: | V{nəq}N + {ajuq}V |
| Morpheme type: | Verbal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | ə-eliding (additive) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
This 'pseudo-affix' is a special construction with abstract participle V{nəq}N and {ajuq}V. I have decided to regard it as a single morpheme, even though it forms two separate words, because its meaning is not at all obvious from the individual meaning of the constituents; and furthermore, because valency is preserved by the construction: Thus, if the stem is divalent, then the resulting 'stem' after adding this construct will still be divalent. This means that {ajuq}V can actually take a transitive ending in this construction, which would otherwise be impossible, since {ajuq}V itself is monovalent.
Left sandhi:See V{nəq}N for left sandhi
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | Regular |
| Valency: | Valency-preserving |
| Diathesis: | Unaltered (same as the stem) |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| does not/never Vb | This construction is used to negate the meaning of habitual V{ðaq}V; thus to create a word with the opposite meaning of habitual V{ðaq}V, replace that affix with this 'pseudo-affix'. It denotes that the subject categorically does not Vb (not even occasionally). | Examples |