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General

Morphemic form: N{-ləkcuu}V
New orthography: -lissuuvoq
Old orthography: -ligssûvoĸ
Sources: [13, 8]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{-lək}N, N{(q)cuaq}N, N{-u}V,
See also: N{tu}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Vowel stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency:
Avalent,
Monovalent,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a combination mentioned in Fortescue's Comparative Manual of Affixes [13]. It appears to be synonymous with N{tu}V.


Meanings and examples

This is the avalent meaning.

  • aputilissuuvoq, there is a lot of snow [8]

    From aput, 'snow'.

This is the monovalent meaning.

  • ilaqutalissuuvoq, he has a large family [8]

    From ilaqutaq, 'family member', so literally 'he has many family members'.


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