Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-kigə}V
New orthography: -kigaa, -kiginnippoq
Old orthography: -kigâ
Sources: [12, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{-kit}V, V{-gə}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
ə-contraction,
Stem type: ə-stem
Diathesis: Reflexive
Valency change: None
Valency:
Divalent,
HTR morpheme:
nnək,
HTR stem: -kigənnək,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a straightforward combination of N{-kit}V (have small) and V{-gə}V (consider). Hence, the meaning is 'Agent considers Patient to have (too) few/little N'. Note also the antonym N{tugə}V.


Meanings and examples

  • akikigaara, I find it (to be) cheap [11]

    From aki, 'price', literally 'to have a small price'.

  • nerukigaa, he thinks it is too narrow [11]

    From {nəru}N, 'width' (spatial noun stem). The nominal base is not recorded in any dictionary, but compare nerutuvoq, 'it is spacious, wide'.