Details

General

Morphemic form: N{ŋŋuqtət}V
New orthography: -nngortippaa, -nngortitsivoq
Old orthography: '-ngortípâ
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{ŋŋuq}V, V{tət}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
tð⇒ts,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: t-stem
Diathesis: Patientive
Valency change: None
Valency:
Divalent,
HTR morpheme:
ði,
HTR stem: ŋŋuqtətci,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a straightforward combination of N{ŋŋuq}V, 'become N' and V{tət}V, 'let/cause'. The meaning is '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.


Left sandhi:

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


Right sandhi:

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


Inflection sandhi:

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


Meanings and examples

  • pinngortippaa, he creates it
    [4]

    The base is the dummy stem {pi}N, giving the pure meaning of the affix.

  • pisortanngortippaa, he promotes him to chief

    From pisortaq, 'chief/director/management' etc.

  • uiggiutip taggit oqaluutinngortippaa, the affix turns the noun into a verb

    From uiggiut, 'affix'; taggit, 'noun'; and oqaluut, 'verb', with transitive indicative 3sg/3sg ending V{vaa}. This example thus describes exactly what this affix does.


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