Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{ðuqaŋŋit}V |
| New orthography: | +toqanngilaq, +soqanngilaq |
| Old orthography: | -toĸángilaĸ, -ssoĸángilaĸ |
| Sources: | [] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | V{ðuqaq}V + V{ŋŋit}V |
| Left sandhi: | Default, tð->ts |
| Right sandhi: | Assibilation (t⇒s), tð⇒ts |
| Inflection sandhi: | Irregular |
| Stem type: | t-stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| Valency: | Preserving, Decreasing, Avalent |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a straightforward negation of V{ðuqaq}V, 'there is someone who Vb'. Thus, the meaning becomes 'there is no-one who Vb'. There is no separate pronoun in Kalaallisut for expressing 'no-one', so instead this combination often has to be used.
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{ðuqaq}V. See this for details.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{ŋŋit}V. See this for details.
Inflection sandhi:
Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{ŋŋit}V. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
- angerlarsimasoqanngilaq, there is no-one home
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From angerlarsimavoq, 'he is home'.
- aggersoqanngillat, none (of them) came
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From aggerpoq, 'he comes'.