Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-(q)gasak}V
New orthography: -gasappoq, -rasappoq
Old orthography: -gasagpoĸ, -rasagpoĸ
Sources: [12, 14]
Combinations: Click here
Variants: N{-(q)gasaaq}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Fusional,
Irregular,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: k-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency change: None
Valency:
Avalent,
Monovalent,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This appears to be a newer morpheme, not found the older dictionaries. It can be used both avalently and monovalently:

Note also the variant ?? with seemingly the same meaning.


Left sandhi:

The affix is normally truncative and fusional, i.e. it is truncative on consonant stems, except on q-stems where /qg/ merge to /r/ as usual. However, the affix has an irregularity, where it appears to inject a /q/ on vowel stems, including /tə/ stems, where it appears as -rasak-. Thus, for example:

However, there are also some irregularly formed examples, where the affix appears to be truncative on even q-stems. For example, paaaasappoq from paaq. It is not clear what triggers this difference in behaviour.


Meanings and examples

This is meaning is avalent.

  • aagasappoq, there are spots/stains of blood [14]

    From aak, 'blood'.

  • aputerasappoq, there are spots/patches of snow [14]

    From {aputə}N, 'snow'. This is an example of the affix appearing with initial /r/ on /tə/.

This meaning is monovalent.

  • paagasappoq, it is full of soot [14]

    From paaq, 'soot'. Note that this is irregularly formed with deletion of the final /q/ instead of merging /qg/ to /r/.

  • orsorasappoq, it is stained with grease [14]

    From orsoq, 'blubber, grease'.