Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-gik}V |
| New orthography: | -gippoq, -rippoq |
| Old orthography: | -gigpoĸ, -rigpoĸ |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Variants: | N{-gik}N, |
| Left sandhi: | Fusional,
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| Right sandhi: | Assibilation (t⇒s),
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| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Stem type: | k-stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| Valency change: | None |
| Valency: | Avalent,
Monovalent,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is 'Actor has a good N'.
It can also be used avalently in the sense of 'there is good N'.
It also has a nominal/exclamatory form N{-gik}N.
Meanings and examples
This is the monovalent sense/usage.
- illugippoq, he has a good/beautiful house
This is the avalent sense/usage.
- silagippoq, there is good/beautiful weather
I.e., the weather is good.
References
- [4] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [8] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.