Details
General
Morphemic form: | N{-iqniaq}V |
New orthography: | -erniarpoq |
Old orthography: | -erniarpoĸ |
Combinations: | Click here |
Constituents: | N{-iq}V, V{niaq}V, |
Variants: | N{-iqniaq}N, |
Left sandhi: | Truncative,
/aq/ deleting,
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Right sandhi: | /aq/ drop,
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Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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Stem type: | q-stem |
Diathesis: | Subjective |
Valency change: | None |
Valency: | Monovalent,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is 'Actor
=Patient
sells N'.
It is a straightforward combination of N{-iq}V in the special sense of 'sells N' with intransitive endings, and N{niaq}N, 'intends to'.
It may be used instead of just N{-iq}V to emphasise the 'sell' meaning
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, N{-iq}V. See this for details.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{niaq}V. See this for details.
Inflection sandhi:
Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{niaq}V. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
Despite the component N{-iq}V being divalent, this combination is only used with intransitive endings.
- saveerniarpoq, he sells knives
[8]
- sikuerniarpoq, he intends to sell ice(cream)
[8]
- neqaarniarusuppoq, he wants to become a butcher
[4]
Literally 'he wants to sell meat'. From {nəqə}N, 'meat', and with V{(q)gusuk}V, 'want to'.
References
- [4] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [8] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.