Details

General

Morphemic form: V{(q)caarə}V
New orthography: +saaraa, -rsaaraa
Old orthography: -ssârâ, -rssârâ
Sources: [12, 14]
Combinations: Click here
Variants: V{(q)carə}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
ə-contraction,
Stem type: ə-stem
Diathesis: Agentive
Valency change: Increasing
Valency:
Divalent,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix appears to be a variant of V{(q)carə}V, possibly with the same meaning. This meaning seems to be:

It is also possible that both affixes have both meanings.

The present affix appears in Oqaatsit, so it is presumably used productively, whereas the variant V{(q)carə}V does not. Conversely, the present affix is not mentioned in Fortescue's Comparative Manual of Affixes [13], but the variant V{(q)care}V is. This may be because they are, in fact, synonymous, and the pronunciation and spelling has simply evolved from -rsaraa to -rsaaraa with a lengthening of the [a] vowel. See also V{(q)carə}V for further details.


Meanings and examples

Or possibly: 'Agent is in the middle of Vb'ing Patient'.

  • piniarsaaraa, he is in the middle of hunting it [14]

    From piniarpoq, 'he hunts'.

  • salloqittarsaaraa, he is (persistently) lying to him [14]

    I.e., for an extended period of time.