Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-iliqə}V |
| New orthography: | -ileqivoq, -aleqivoq, -vileqivoq |
| Old orthography: | -ileĸivoĸ |
| Sources: | [19, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Variants: | N{kcailiqə}V |
| Left sandhi: | Default |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| 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.