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General

Morphemic form: V{ŋŋisuŋaq}V
New orthography: -nngisungarpaa
Old orthography: '-ngisungarpâ
Sources: [19, 11]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: V{ŋŋit}V + V{-suŋaq}V
Left sandhi: Default
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency: Agent increasing, Preserving
HTR-morphemes: V{ði}V

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a combination of the negation affix V{ŋŋit}V, and a non-productive morpheme V{-suŋaq}V, which seems to mean 'almost/nearly'. Strangely, the present affix has the same meaning, despite containing a negation; i.e. according to Nielsen [11], the meaning of the present affix is 'Agent almost/nearly Vb Patient' with a dramatic element.


Meanings and examples

According to Nielsen [11], with a dramatic element.

  • angunngisungarpaa, he almost caught up with him [19]

    From anguaa, 'he catches (up with) him'.

  • apunngisungarpaa, he nearly bumped into it [19]

    From aporpaa, 'he bumps into it'. Note: this transitive form is not in Oqaatsit, but it is mentioned in Kleinschmidt [13].

  • tikinngisungarpaa, he nearly reached it [19]

    From tikippaa, 'he reaches it'.


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