Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{ðuqaq}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | +toqarpoq, +soqarpoq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | |
| Constituents: | V{ðuq}N + N{-qaq}V |
| Morpheme type: | Verbal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Default (additive, epenthetic or phonotactically truncative) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
Straightforward combination of intransitive participle V{ðuq}N and N{-qaq}V, here in the avalent sense 'there is N'.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | Regular |
| Valency: | Monovalent (valency 1) |
| Diathesis: | Subjective (intransitive) |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| there is/are someone (who is/are) Vb'ing | This construction is a form of clefting, which is used to focus on the verbal action. See also *{una} for a different type of clefting, which focuses on the subject. Note: This affix only makes sense on monovalent stems. | Examples |