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General

Morphemic form: V{-ŋaatciaq}V
New orthography: -ngaatsiarpoq
Old orthography: -ngâtsiarpoĸ
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{-ŋaaq}V, V{tciaq}V,
Variants: N{-ŋaatciaq}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 denotes 'Subject Vb quite a lot'. It is a straightforward combination of the verbal variants of affixes V{-ŋaaq}V and V{tciaq}V. Both of these also have nominal variants, N{-ŋaaq}N and N{tciaq}N, and there is therefore also a nominal variant of this combination, N{-ŋaatciaq}N, with the corresponding nominal meaning, 'a quite big N'.


Meanings and examples

  • angingaatsiarpoq, he is quite big
    [8]

    From angivoq, 'he is big'.

  • apingaatsiarpoq, it has snowed quite a lot
    [8]

    From apivoq, 'it snows'.

  • pisaqangaatsiarpoq, he has caught quite a lot
    [8]

    From pisaqarpoq, 'he has caught (something)'.


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