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General

Morphemic form: N{-nək}V
New orthography: ajorpoq
Old orthography: ajorpoĸ
Sources: [9, 12, 11, 14, 8]
Combinations: Click here
See also: N{nnak}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: k-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency:
Avalent,
Monovalent,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix can be used both avalently and monovalently, with two slightly different meanings:

When used in the avalent sense, the affix is only used with 3sg or 4sg endings, and with no explicit Subject. The Subject could be interpreted as 'the environment' or 'the nature' or similar. According to Nielsen [8], the place/environment can alternatively be specified explicitly as an impersonal Subject.


Meanings and examples

This meaning is avalent.

  • aataanippoq, there have now come seals; seals have appeared [9]

    From aataaq, a type of seal.

  • timmianippoq, there have come birds; birds have appeared [9]

    E.g., because the spring has come. From timmiaq, 'bird'.

  • nersutinippoq, there have come animals; animals have appeared [14]

    From nersut, 'land-dwelling mammal'.

  • paarnanippoq, there have come berries; the berry-season has come [14]

    I.e., because it is autumn. From paarnaq, 'berry'.

  • sikunippoq, there has come sea ice [14]

    I.e. because the winter is coming. From siku, '(sea) ice'.

  • qangattannguup ilua qannguerpalunnermik nipinippoq, inside the small cave there had come sounds of snoring [8]

    This is an example, where the environment, qangattannguup ilua, is specified as an explicit, impersonal Subject.

This meaning is monovalent.

  • kumanippoq, he has gotten lice [14]

    From kumak, 'louse'.

  • qajanippoq, he has gotten a kayak [11]

    Of a person, who has not previously had a kayak.


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