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General

Morphemic form: N{kcaisua}V
New orthography: -ssaasuavoq
Old orthography: -gssaisuavoĸ
Sources: [19, 18, 11]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: N{kcaq}N + N{-it}V + ?
See also: N{kcaq}N, N{-it}V, N{kcailiqə}V
Left sandhi: Default
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: Vowel stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency: Monovalent

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is seemingly a combination of N{kcaq}N and N{-it}V and then an unknown/unexplained morpheme for the final part. However, it is not mentioned in the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [21], nor in any old-orthography dictionary, so the origins of this affix are unclear.

The meaning of the affix is 'Actor lacks N'. Thus, it seems to be synonymous with N{kcailiqə}V, which also contains N{kcaq}N and N{-it}V.


Meanings and examples

Or 'Actor is N-less'.

  • ikinngutissaasuavoq, he lacks friends [19]
  • inissaasuavoq, he lacks a place to live [19]
  • imissaasuavoq, it is lacking water [19]
  • piffissaasuavoq, lacks time [19]

    Or: 'he doesn't have much time'.


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