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General

Morphemic form: V{ðuatciaŋŋuq}V
New orthography: +tuatsianngorpoq, -suatsianngorpoq
Old orthography: -tuatsiángorpoĸ, -suatsiángorpoĸ
Sources: [14, 8]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{ðuq}N, N{-atciaq}N, N{ŋŋuq}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
tð->ts,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency:
Monovalent,
Divalent,
Preserving,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a straightforward combination of V{ðuq}N + N{-atciaq}N + N{ŋŋuq}V. The two latter affixes here seem to denote 'a lot' and 'begin to', respectively, in this combination, and the affix seem to vacillate between whether one or the other meaning dominates. Nielsen [8] translates it as 'Subject finally begins to Vb', but some of the examples in Oqaatsit [14] rather seem to indicate a meaning like 'Subject begins to Vb a lot'.

Note that, because of the nominalisation with V{ðuq}N, this affix is likely only used with avalent/monovalent stems.


Left sandhi:

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


Meanings and examples

Maybe also with an element of 'powerfully' or 'hard' or 'a lot' etc.

  • arpattuatsianngorpoq, he finally began to run (fast) [14]

    From arpappoq, 'he runs'.

  • angusuatsianngorpoq, he finally began to catch (seals) [14]

    From anguvoq, 'he catches (seals)'.

Maybe with an element of 'finally'.

  • ulapittuatsianngorpoq, he has become terribly busy [14]

    From ulapippoq, 'he is busy'.

  • nuannaartuatsianngorpoq, his joy was endless; he really enjoyed himself [14]

    From nuannaarpoq, 'he is happy; he enjoys himself'.

  • apisuatsianngorpoq, now (finally) the snow is really coming down [14]

    From apivoq, 'it snows'.

  • saperngusuatsianngorpoq, he has been stuck due to the weather for many days [14]

    From sapernguvoq, 'he is stuck due to bad weather'.


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