Details

General

Morphemic form: V{'-vigə}V
New orthography: -vigaa, -viginnippoq
Old orthography: -vigâ
Sources: [14, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{'-vik}N, N{-gə}V,
Variants: V{(v)vigə}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Geminating,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
ə-contraction,
Stem type: ə-stem
Diathesis: Reflexive
Valency change: Increasing
Valency:
Divalent,
HTR morpheme:
nnək,
HTR stem: '-vigənnək,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a variant of V{(v)vigə}V, built from the non-productive, geminating variant of V{(v)vik}N. This variant is found in some lexicalised stems, but is not used productively. For the productive form, and further examples, see V{(v)vigə}V.


Left sandhi:

See V{'-vik}N for examples of left sandhi.


Meanings and examples

The meaning is the same as the productive variant V{(v)vigə}V.

  • qutsavigaa, he thanks him [11]

    From {quja}V, 'is thankful/says thanks'. Note that qutsavigaa is a lexicalised word. Here we can see that V{'-vik}N has caused (non-standard) gemination of /j/ to /tc/.

  • inuuigaa, it is his birth place [11]

    Note: [uvi] is written 'ui' as usual.

  • tunngavigaa, it rests on it [11]

    I.e. on a foundation