Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-iliqə}V
New orthography: -ileqivoq, -aleqivoq, -vileqivoq
Old orthography: -ileĸivoĸ
Combinations: Click here
Variants: N{kcailiqə}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
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 lacks N'. According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary, this morpheme is formed through a combination of {ŋit-} (lack/is without) and {liqə-}, the latter of which is the source of the modern day affix N{-lirə}V (with a rather different meaning). The affix listed as -ileĸivoĸ in Schultz-Lorentzen (1958), however nowadays it does not seem to be used productively on its own, except in combination with nominal future affix N{kcaq}N. For the productive form, see the variant N{kcailiqə}V instead.


Inflection sandhi:

Even though this affix historically is a ə-stem, it does not display the typical ə-contraction of endings. Thus, the final vowel behaves like /i/ in all regards, except that it does not cause assibilation.


Meanings and examples

  • puisaaleqinarpoq, there is a lack of seals

    From {puəcə}N, 'seal', and with V{naq}V to make the sentence avalent/impersonal.


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