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General

Morphemic form: V{-ŋaaq}V
New orthography: -ngaarpoq, -ngaarmat
Old orthography: -ngârpoĸ
Combinations: Click here
Variants: N{-ŋaaq}N,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
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:

This affix has two meanings:

Given its meaning, it is likely primarily used with adjectival stems.


Meanings and examples

or 'highly' or similar. When negated with V{ŋŋit}V: 'not very/particularly Vb'.

  • pingaarpoq, it is important

    Literally 'it is very' with the dummy verb stem {pi}V, giving the pure meaning of the affix.

  • ajungaarpoq, it is very bad
    [4]

  • aliasungaarpoq, he is very saddened
    [4]

  • asangaarpaa, she loves him very much
    [4]

  • takingaanngilaq, it is not very long
    [4]

    With negation V{ŋŋit}V.

  • ajungaanngilaq, it isn't particularly bad
    [4]

    With negation V{ŋŋit}V.

  • erligingaanngilaa, It can easily be gotten from him
    [4]

    From erligaa, 'he values it highly', hence the literal translation is 'he does not value it particularly highly' (implied: and therefore, we give it away easily/cheaply).

When used with endings in the causative mood

  • akisungaarmat, it is so expensive that ...
    [8]

  • pullangaarmat, because it is so swollen (that ...)
    [8]

  • qaningaarmat, because it is so close (that ...)
    [8]


References