Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{ŋŋitgallaq}V |
| New orthography: | -nngikkallarmat |
| Old orthography: | '-ngíkatdlarmat |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Constituents: | V{ŋŋit}V, V{gallaq}V, |
| Left sandhi: | Default,
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| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Inflection sandhi: | Irregular,
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| Stem type: | q-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency change: | Preserving |
| Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a straightforward combination of negation V{ŋŋit}V and V{gallaq}V. The combination is used in the causative mood to express 'before', similar to how V{gallaq}V is used to express 'during' in this mood, so see this for examples.
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{ŋŋit}V. See this for details.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{gallaq}V. See this for details.
Inflection sandhi:
Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{gallaq}V. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
When used with the causative mood.