Details

General


Morphemic form: N{-ŋa}V
New orthography: -ngavoq
Old orthography: -ngavoĸ
Sources: [14, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Vowel stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency change: None
Valency:
Monovalent,

Description and behaviour


Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'Actor resembles N', or 'Actor is N-like'.


Meanings and examples


Or 'Actor is N-like'.

  • Anengavoq, she looks like Ane [14]
  • angutingavoq, he looks masculine [14]
  • inungavoq, it looks like a human [14]
  • kalaalingavoq, he resembles a Greenlander [14]
  • naajangavoq, it resembles a sea gull [11]
  • marrangavoq, it is clay-like [11]

    Presumably in the sense of 'resembles clay' by looks, rather than e.g. texture.