Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{(q)vala}V |
| New orthography: | +palavoq, -rpalavoq |
| Old orthography: | -palavoĸ |
| Sources: | [17, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| See also: | N{(q)valuk}V, N{(q)valaaq}V |
| Left sandhi: | Default |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| Valency: | Monovalent |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a non-productive affix mentioned in Schultz-Lorentzen [16] and Ordbogeeraq [17].
According to the latter, it is synonymous with N{(q)valuk}V, meaning 'Actor is N-like'.
Meanings and examples
- imerpalavoq, it is watery
[17]
From imeq, 'water', i.e. it (a liquid) is like water, the opposite of viscous.