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General

Morphemic form: N{(q)viaq}V
New orthography: +piarpoq, -rpiarpoq
Old orthography: -piarpoĸ, -rpiarpoĸ
Sources: [13, 16]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: ? + N{-vik}N + N{-aq}N
Variants: *{-qviaq}, V{(q)viaq}V, N{(q)viaq}N
Left sandhi: Default
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency: Monovalent

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a variant of V{(q)viaq}V, but here used on nominal stems, seemingly in the sense of 'is really/exactly N'. This usage is mentioned in Kleinschmidt [13] and Schultz-Lorentzen [16], but not in Ordbogeeraq [17] or Oqaatsit [19], so it is presumably not used productively. However, it may be seen in some lexicalised constructions.


Meanings and examples

Or 'precisely' or similar. Often used with negation in the sense of 'not really'.

  • qiterpiarpaa, he divides it exactly at the middle [13]

    From qiteq, 'middle'. Note that this usage here is divalent, without a valency-increasing morpheme. This is uncommon, and the word is lexicalised in this sense.

  • amerlarpianngillat, they are not really many [13]

    From amerlaq, 'many'. Thus, the meaning is 'they are many (but not as many as they could have been)'.


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