Details

General

Morphemic form: N{luaq}V
New orthography: -luarpoq
Old orthography: -luarpoĸ
Sources:
[9]
[11]
[10]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{luk}V, V{-aq}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Default,
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 some older dictionaries. According to Kleinschmidt [9] and Schultz-Lorentzen [10] , the meaning of this affix is 'Actor is dissatisfied with N'.

The affix is not mentioned in the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [15] , but according to Schultz-Lorentzen [10] , it is derived from N{luk}V, although he does not specify how. I hypothesise that the second component is V{-aq}V, but this may not be the case, since it does not seem to fit with the meaning.


Left sandhi:

Note that I here record the left-sandhi of this affix as default (here: additive), similar to the left-most constituent N{luk}V. However, as mentioned under that affix, it appears in some cases to have been joined truncatively onto the preceding stem. The same is also the case for the present affix. All of the examples given by Kleinschmidt [9] , Schultz-Lorentzen [10] and in Ordbogeeraq [11] are of vowel-stems, which does not reveal the left-sandhi behaviour of the affix. However, checking all lexicalised stems in Oqaatsit [13] , that appear to contain this affix, I found two examples where the affix is used on consonant stems:

As neither of these behaviours appear to be productive, we only register the left-sandhi behaviour as default (here: additive).


Meanings and examples

  • nunaluarpoq, he is dissatisfied with (his) settlement/place where he lives
    [10]

    Lexicalised, from nuna, 'land', here in the sense of 'land that he lives on', rather than 'country'.

  • piluarpoq, he is dissatisfied (with something)
    [13]

    Lexicalised, from the dummy root {pi}N, giving the pure meaning of the affix.

  • neqiluarpoq, he is picky with the food
    [13]

    Lexicalised, from neqi, 'meat' (here: 'food').

  • ningaaluarpoq, he is dissatisfied with (the one he gets as) son-in-law
    [13]

    Lexicalised, from ningaaq, 'son-in-law'. Note that the affix here is joined truncatively onto the stem.

  • ukuarluarpoq, he is dissatisfied with (the one he gets as) daughter-in-law
    [13]

    Lexicalised, from ukuaq, 'daughter-in-law'. Note that the affix here is joined additively onto the stem.