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General

Morphemic form: N{ttuq}V
New orthography: -ttorpoq, -tsorpoq
Old orthography: -gtorpoĸ
Sources: [12, 11, 14, 8]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{tu}V, V{'-q}V,
See also: N{tusi}V,
Left sandhi:
Irregular,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency:
Monovalent,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [16], this affix is formed through a combination of N{tu}V, 'has big/many' and the geminating affix V{'-q}V, 'becomes Vb'ing', which has caused the initial /t/ to double to /tt/. Note however that in the old orthography, this affix is spelt -gtorpoĸ, suggesting that the underlying consonant instead is a velar, but this may be spurious. Regardless, the meaning of the affix is something like 'Actor has gotten more/bigger N', or 'Actors N has increased in size/quantity'. See also the affix N{tusi}V with a similar meaning.


Left sandhi:

When the final vowel in the preceding stem is a true /i/, it may cause assibilation of the /t/ in the N{tu}V component. However, the resulting /s/ will not assimilate the preceding /t/, which comes from the gemination, so in these cases we get -ts-, i.e. /tc/ in the phonemic notation. Thus:


Meanings and examples

Or 'Actors N has increased in size/quantity' or similar.

  • silattorpoq, his mind/intellect is expanding [11]

    From sila, here in the sense of 'mind'.

  • neruttorpoq, it is becoming more spacious; of greater volume [11]

    The base is unclear, but compare nertuvoq, 'it has great volume' or 'it can contain much', with N{tu}V.

  • qatanngutittorpoq, he has gotten more siblings [14]

    From qatanngut, 'sibling'.

  • akitsorpoq, it is getting more expensive [11]

    From aki, 'price', so literally 'it is getting a bigger price'. From this we also get akitsorneq, 'price increase', with abstract participle V{nəq}N. The vowel in the stem is a true /i/, hence we get the form -tsor- here.

  • sivitsorpoq, it becomes lengthy [11]

    The base does not seem to exist as an independent stem, but compare e.g. sivisooq, 'lengthy'. The vowel in the stem is a true /i/, hence we get the form -tsor- here.


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