Details
General
Morphemic form: | N{kcairut(ə)}V |
New orthography: | -ssaaruppoq |
Old orthography: | -gssairúpoĸ |
Combinations: | Click here |
Constituents: | N{kcaq}N, N{-iq}V, V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V, |
Variants: | N{-irut(ə)}V, |
Left sandhi: | Default,
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Right sandhi: | t(ə) sandhi,
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Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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Stem type: | t(ə)-stem |
Diathesis: | Subjective |
Valency change: | None |
Valency: | Monovalent,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a variant form of N{-irut(ə)}V, combined with the nominal future affix N{kcaq}N, but with seemingly no clear difference in meaning.
Despite being divalent (and patientive), it is apparently only ever used in the intransitive, passive sense 'Actor
=Patient
lacks N'.
Compared to N{-irut(ə)}V, there might be more of a connotation of 'lacks an N which he shall need (for some purpose)' with this combination.
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, N{kcaq}N. See this for details.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V. See this for details.
Inflection sandhi:
Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
It is apparently only used intransitively nowadays.
- inissaaruppoq, he has no place to live
[8]
Or: 'he cannot find a place to live', i.e. he is homeless.
- kamissaaruppoq, he has no boots (to wear)
[8]
Implied: he needs the boots for some purpose (to wear), but he lacks them.
- qapiutissaaruppoq, he lacks a planer
[8]
For planing wood. Implied: because he is e.g. building something for which he needs this tool.
- suliassaaruppoq, he is without work
[8]
Or, 'he has no more work to do'.
References
- [8] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.