Details
General
Morphemic form: | N{-isuq}V |
New orthography: | -isorpoq, -asorpoq, -visorpoq |
Old orthography: | -isorpoĸ |
Combinations: | Click here |
Left sandhi: | Truncative,
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Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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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
Meanings and examples
- tiitorfiisorpoq, he fetches the cups
- qisuisorpoq, he fetches wood
- neqaasorpoq, he fetches meat
From {nəqə}N, 'meat', with activation of the ə-rule.
- aallaasaasorpoq, he fetches a rifle
From {aullaitə}N, 'rifle', with activation of the ə-rule.
- unaavisorpoq, he fetches his harpoon
[4]
From unaaq, 'harpoon', with regular epenthetic injection of /v/ following [aa].
References
- [4] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [8] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.