Details

General

Morphemic form: V{-ŋajak}V
New orthography: -ngajappoq
Old orthography: -ngajagpoĸ
Combinations: Click here
Variants: V{-ŋajak}N, N{-ŋajak}N,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: k-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

Description and behaviour

Meanings and examples

Or 'more or less Vb'ing'.

  • nutaangajappoq, it is almost new
    [4]

    From nutaarpoq, 'it is new'.

  • inersimangajapoq, he is almost an adult
    [4]

    Or 'he is almost fully grown/developed.' From inersimavoq, 'he is grown-up/adult', cf. inersimasoq, 'adult'.

  • iningajalerpara, I am almost finished with it
    [4]

  • napparsimangajattoq, someone who is poorly/unwell
    [4]

    From napparsimavoq, 'he is ill'.


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