Details

General

Morphemic form: N{taq}V
New orthography: +tarpoq, +sarpoq
Old orthography: -tarpoĸ, -sarpoĸ
Sources: [9, 12, 14, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Left sandhi:
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:

The meaning of this affix is 'Actor gathers N', or 'collects', or 'fetches', etc.


Meanings and examples

  • qisuttarpoq, he gathers wood/firewood [9]
  • imertarpoq, he fetches water [9]
  • nilattarpoq, he collects freshwater ice [14]
  • mannissarpoq, he collects eggs [14]

    From mannik, 'egg'. The true /i/ in the stem assibilates the /t/ to /s/.