Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-riaq}V
New orthography: -riarpoq, -riarpaa, -riarluni, -riarlugu
Old orthography: -riarpoĸ
Combinations: Click here
Variants: V{-riaq}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency change: None
Valency:
Monovalent,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'Actor does (something) N times', where N is a numeral or another noun stem indicating a number/quantity. It will often be used in a sentence in the contemporative mood in an adverbial sense, such that 'something' refers to the verbal action of the main verb. Thus, the meaning is monovalent, but it can also take an avalent meaning if the verb it refers to is also avalent. It can seemingly even be used with transitive endings in contemporative, if the main verb is passive (with the subject then referring to the hidden Agent role).


Meanings and examples

Where N is a numeral or another noun stem indicating a number/quantity.

  • ataaseriarpoq, he does (something) once
    [8]

    With numeral ataaseq, 'one'.

  • marloriarpoq, he does (something) twice
    [8]

    With numeral marluk, 'two'.

  • qasseriarpoq, he does (something) several times
    [8]

    Here with qassit (plural), 'how many' rather than a numeral.

  • marloriarlunga tassunga pisarpunga, I have come to this place twice
    [4]

    Note habitual V{ðaq}V on the main verb is required, since the action obviously is recurrent.

  • qasseriarlutimmi taava takunerpinga? Qasseriarlunga!, Why, how many times have thou seen me? Many times!
    [4]

  • aqqutaa ullormut marloriarlugu timmisartorfigineqartarpoq, the route is flown twice per day

    Note the transitive ending. The subject of marloriarlugu presumably refers to the subject of timmisartorfigaa.


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