Details

General


Morphemic form: N{ŋŋuqtət}V (Combinations)
New orthography: -nngortippaa, -nngortitsivoq
Proto-eskimoic root:
Constituents: N{ŋŋuq}V + V{tət}V
Morpheme type: Verbaliser
Left sandhi: Default (additive, epenthetic or phonotactically truncative)
Right sandhi: None

Description


Form and usage:

Straightforward combination of N{ŋŋuq}V and V{tət}V.


Verb stem


Right sandhi: Regular
Valency: Divalent (valency 2)
Diathesis: Patientive (NAP)
HTR-morpheme: {ði}
HTR-stem: N{ŋŋuqtətci}V

Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
Agent makes Patient into N This can be both in a very physical sense of e.g. turning a stone into a sculpture, or in a more metaphorical sense of promoting someone to a new role or job position etc. Examples