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General

Morphemic form: N{miu}V
New orthography: +miuvoq
Old orthography: -miuvoq
Combinations: Click here
Variants: N{miuq}N,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Vowel stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency change: None
Valency:
Monovalent,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a verbal variant form of N{miuq}N, 'inhabitant of N'. The corresponding verbal meaning is therefore 'Actor inhabits N'. However, it does not seem to be used productively nowadays. Instead, the combination N{miuq}N{-u}V is preferred to express 'is an inhabitant of', consisting of the nominal form N{miuq}N and copula N{-u}V.


Meanings and examples

Or 'lives in N' or similar.

  • timaamiuvoq, it is an Inland-Dweller
    [4]

    Actually from the absolutive 3sg/sg possessive form of timi, 'body/landmass'. An Inland-Dweller is a figure from Greenlandic mythology.

  • qilammiuvoq, it is an inhabitant of Heaven; it is an angel
    [4]

    From qilak, 'sky/heaven'.

  • sumiuit?, whence are thou?
    [4]

    I.e., 'where are you from?', from the dummy question root {su}V, and with intransitive interrogative 2sg ending V{vit}.


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