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General

Morphemic form: N{(t)niaq}V
New orthography: +niarpoq, -nniarpoq
Old orthography: -niarpoĸ
Sources: [9, 12, 11, 14, 8]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{(t)}V, V{niaq}V,
Variants: N{(t)niaq}N,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
/aq/ drop,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency:
Monovalent,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a straightforward combination of N{(t)}V, 'hunt for N' and V{niaq}V, 'try to Vb'. Hence, the meaning is also straightforward: 'Actor (tries to) hunt for N' or simply 'Actor hunts for N'. Given the meaning, it is only used with animal names for N.


Left sandhi:

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


Meanings and examples

Only with animal names as N

  • aqisserniarpoq, he hunts for ptarmigan [9]
  • kapisilinniarpoq, he is fishing for salmon [9]
  • kanajorniarpoq, he is fishing for arctic sculpin [9]
  • appanniarpoq, he hunts for murre [14]

    From appa, 'murre', so here we see the epenthetic consonant injected.

  • tuttunniarpoq, he hunts for caribou [12]

    From tuttu, 'caribou', so here we see the epenthetic consonant injected.


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