Details

General

Morphemic form: N{miugə}V
New orthography: +miugaa, +miuginnippoq
Old orthography: -miugâ, -miugingnigpoĸ
Sources: [13, 17, 16]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: N{miu}N + N{-gə}V
Left sandhi: Default, ə-eliding
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: ə-contraction
Stem type: ə-stem
Diathesis: Reflexive (BP)
Valency: Divalent, Divalent
HTR-morphemes: V{nnək}V

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a straightforward combination of N{miu}N, 'inhabitant of' and the verbal possessive affix N{-gə}V. Kleinschmidt [13] and Schultz-Lorentzen [16] translate it as 'have it inhabiting his N', although 'inhabit' seems to be in a more metaphorical sense.


Left sandhi:

Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, N{miu}N. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

Or more literally: 'Agent has Patient as an inhabitant of his N'.

  • qanermiugaa, he has it in his mouth (of a word) [13]

    From qaneq, 'mouth'.

  • uummammiugaa, he has it in his heart (in a metaphorical sense) [13]

    From uummat, 'heart'. Note: this is a tə-stem, and the affix has elided /ə/ and attached directly to /t/.

  • kaasarfimmiugaa, he has it in his pocket [13]

    From kaasarfik, 'pocket'.