Details

General

Morphemic form: V{ðuqaŋŋit}V
New orthography: +toqanngilaq, +soqanngilaq
Old orthography: -toĸángilaĸ, -ssoĸángilaĸ
Sources: []
Combinations: Click here
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:
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 [15]

    From angerlarsimavoq, 'he is home'.

  • aggersoqanngillat, none (of them) came [15]

    From aggerpoq, 'he comes'.