Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-kitli}V |
| New orthography: | -killivoq |
| Old orthography: | -kitdlivoĸ |
| Sources: | [19, 16, 11] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | N{-kit}V + V{li}V |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| Valency: | Preserving, Monovalent |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a straightforward combination of N{-kit}V, 'have small/few', and the non-productive affix V{li}V, 'has become', w.r.t. something indicating size or measurement.
It denotes that 'Actor has gotten less/smaller N'.
Meanings and examples
- akissaatikillivoq, his salary has decreased
I.e., he has gotten a smaller salary
- issikillivoq, it has become milder (in the weather)
From issi, 'cold', so literally 'it has become less cold'.
- kuukillivoq, there isn't much water in the stream
From kuuk, 'stream of water', literally 'the stream has become smaller'.
- suliakillivoq, he doesn't have as much (work) to do
From suliaq, 'work', literally 'he has gotten less work'.
- paakillivoq, it has gotten a smaller opening
- akikillivoq, it has become cheaper
From aki, 'price', literally 'it has gotten a smaller price'.