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Morphemic form: V{'-rik}V
New orthography: -rippoq
Old orthography: '--rigpoĸ, -vfarigpoĸ, -rĸarigpoĸ
Sources: [9, 12, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{nəq}N, N{-gik}V,
Variants: V{nqik}V,
See also: V{'-qluk}V, N{-gik}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Geminating,
Right sandhi:
Assibilation (t⇒s),
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: k-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency:
Preserving,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'Subject is particularly (good/skilled at) Vb'ing'. With adjectival stems, the meaning is just 'is particularly', but with other stems, where it makes sense, the meaning is 'is particularly good at'.

The affix is marginally productive, or non-productive, but is found in a number of lexicalised words. It is a variant of V{nqik}V when used in its second sense/meaning 'is very/completely Vb'ing'. According to Kleinschmidt [9], it seems to mostly be used, when the consonant before the final syllable of the stem is short (since this affix will cause it to geminate). If that consonant already is long, the variant V{nqik}V is preferred.


Left sandhi:

The affix causes gemination of a single consonant in the preceding stem, if possible. This may furthermore cause a /ə/ following the geminating consonant to take the sound [a]. Thus:

Because of this geminating behaviour, some dictionaries record it as multiple different affixes. For example, Schultz-Lorentzen [11] records the following as three different affixes:

However, as we can clearly see, these are all instances of the same morpheme.


Right sandhi:

The true /i/ in the stem will cause assibilation in a following syllable, just like the variants V{nqik}V and N{-gik}V. For example apeqqarissoq from apeqqarippoq + V{ðuq}N.


Meanings and examples

With adjectival stems, the meaning is just 'is particularly', but with other stems, where it makes sense, the meaning is 'is particularly good at'.

  • ipporippoq, he is good at rowing; he is a good/proficient rower [11]

    From ipuppoq, 'he rows (a boat/kayak)', with gemination of /p/.

  • sannarippoq, he is good at crafting (something); he is a skilled craftsman [11]

    From sanavoq, 'he builds/makes (something)', with gemination of /n/.

  • taggarippoq, it is pitch-black [11]

    From taarpoq, 'it is dark', with gemination of an unwritten consonant (historically /r/) to /gg/. This is irregular, and the word is lexicalised in this sense.

  • qaammarippoq, it is bright (day)light [11]

    From qaamavoq, 'it is light', with gemination of /m/ to /mm/.

  • oqallorippoq, he speaks well; he is well-spoken [9]

    From oqaluppoq, 'he speaks', with gemination of /l/ to /ll/. From this we also have e.g. oqallorissaasoq, 'speech therapist', with the HTR-form of V{saq}V, 'Agent tries to get Patient to Vb', so literally 'someone who tries to get (someone) to speak well'.

  • atuffarippoq, he reads well; he is good at reading [11]

    Lexicalised, from {atuvaq}V, i.e. atuarpoq, 'he reads'. The geminating consonant is here the /v/ occurring between the /u/ and /a/, and which therefore is not written in the new orthography.

  • apeqqarippoq, he is inquisitive [12]

    I.e. 'he is particularly asking questions'. Lexicalised, from {apərə}V, 'ask (a question)'. Here the affix has caused /r/ to geimate to [qq], and the final /ə/ then takes the sound [a].

  • sisoqqarippoq, he is particularly good at skiing; he is a proficient skier [12]

    Lexicalised, from sisorarpoq, 'he is skiing'. Here the affix has caused /r/ to geminate to [qq].


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