Details

General

Morphemic form: V{ŋŋitluinnaq}V
New orthography: -nngilluinnarpoq
Old orthography: '-ngitdluínarpoĸ
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{ŋŋit}V, V{(l)luaq}V, V{-(g)innaq}V,
See also: V{ŋŋivik}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The affix is formed through combination of V{ŋŋit}V, 'negation' and V{(l)luinnaq}V, 'completely', which itself is built from V{(l)luaq}V and V{-(g)innaq}V. Hence, the meaning is straightforward 'not at all'.


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{-(g)innaq}V. See this for details.


Inflection sandhi:

Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-(g)innaq}V. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

  • ajunngilluinnarpoq, it is really good
    [4]

    I.e. 'not at all bad'. Compare ajorluinnanngilaq, 'it is not entirely bad', where the negation instead occurs after V{(l)luinnaq}V.


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