Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-uvaq}V
New orthography: -uarpoq, -avarpoq
Old orthography: -uarpoĸ
Sources:
[10]
[11]
Combinations: Click here
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:

This is a non-productive affix mentioned in older dictionaries, written in the old orthography. Schultz-Lorentzen [10] translates it as 'Actor has (too) much N'; and according to Ordbogeeraq [11] , the meaning is equivalent to -qaqaaq, i.e. N{-qaq}V + V{-qə}V.

According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [15] , this affix derives from a morpheme {ʀuaq-}. All usage examples of this affix in Schultz-Lorentzen [10] and in Ordbogeeraq [11] are with stems, where the affix ends up following an [a] sound; either because the stem-final consonant is /a/ or /ə/. Thus, the initial vowel of this affix, /u/, will always be assimilated to [a] by the a-rule, and this causes a /v/ to be injected, in order to comply with the phonotactics. This is strange, since phonotactic epenthesis normally only operates at the boundaries of affixes, and not inside affixes. To resolve this, we therefore record the form as N{-uvaq}V, although this /v/ is not part of the historical form, according to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary.

Given the examples, the affix appears to only be used in contexts following [a]. It is unclear whether its usage is restricted to such contexts.


Left sandhi:

Meanings and examples

Possibly only used in contexts following [a], i.e. such that the affix will appear as -avarpoq.

  • neqaavarpoq, it is meaty; it has much meat (e.g. a seal)
    [10]

    Old orthography neĸauarpoĸ, from {nəqə}N, 'meat'.

  • imaavarpoq, it is too full
    [10]

    Old orthography: imauarpoĸ, from imaq, 'content', so literally 'it has too much content'.

  • uuaavarpoq, it has too much cod
    [11]

    Old orthography: ûvauarpoĸ, from {uuvaq}N 'cod'.

  • uinaavarpoq, it is (too) meaty; it has much meat (on the body)
    [11]

    Old orthography: uvinauarpoĸ, from {uvinək}N, 'meat on the body'.