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General

Morphemic form: N{-liqcaaqnəq}N
New orthography: -lersaarneq
Old orthography: -lerssârneĸ
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{-liqcaaq}V, V{nəq}N,
Variants: N{-liqcaarutə}N,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Replacive,
/VC/ deleting,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Weakening,
Metathesis,
Stem type: Strong q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'a story of N' or 'an account of N'. The affix is a combination of N{-liqcaaq}V, 'tell about N' and abstract participle V{nəq}N.

This combination is recorded in Oqaatsit (1997), whereas Schultz-Lorentzen (1958) gives -lerssârut instead, i.e. the affix N{-liqcaarutə}N. However, the form with V{nəq}N seems to be preferred nowadays.


Left sandhi:

Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, N{-liqcaaq}V. See this for details.


Right sandhi:

Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{nəq}N. See this for details.


Inflection sandhi:

Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{nəq}N. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

  • angalanilersaarneq, an account of a journey
    [8]

    From angalaneq, 'journey'.

  • qivittulersaarneq, a story of a _qivittoq_
    [8]

    From qivittoq, a figure in Greenlandic mythology. This is usually envisioned as a person, who has gone into the mountains (i.e., away from society), where he may have acquired magical abilities.

  • tuttunniarnilersaarneq, an account of a caribou hunt
    [8]

    From tuttunniarneq, 'caribou hunt', from tuttu, 'caribou', and N{(t)}V{niaq}V, 'hunt for N', and abstract participle V{nəq}N.


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