Details

General

Morphemic form: V{-(g)innaq}V
New orthography: -innarpoq, -annarpoq, -ginnarpoq
Old orthography: -ínarpoĸ, -gínarpoĸ, -sínarpoĸ
Combinations: Click here
Variants: N{-(g)innaq}N,
See also: V{sinnaq}V, V{sinnaaŋŋuq}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
/aq/ deleting,
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 'just Vb'ing'. It also has a nominal variant, N{-innaq}N with a similar meaning.


Left sandhi:

The affix is truncative, but it will inject an epenthetic /g/ where phonotactics require epenthesis, rather than the regular /v/. In older language and lexicalised constructions, it may appear as V{sinnaq}V on q-stems. There are also lexicalised examples of words formed with this affix, where it has deleted a final /aq/ from the preceding stem, although this behaviour does not seem to be regular nowadays.


Inflection sandhi:

Schultz-Lorentzen (1958) mentions forms with reduced endings in imperative (similar to V{gallaq}V), but this is probably not used/regular nowadays.


Meanings and examples

  • oqaluinnarpoq, he is always talking

    or 'he just keeps talking'

  • ilaaginnarpoq, he is always coming along

    From {ilau}V, 'Actor is coming along'. This example illustrates the injection of /g/, which is required by phonotactics here because of the preceding [aa].

  • naalaannarpoq, he is entirely obedient
    [4]

Also in imperative 'just Vb!'

  • oqaannarit, just let me know
    [4]

    Literally 'just say something'. Note: Schultz-Lorentzen (1958) has oĸarsínait! here with the alternative /s/ initial form om q-stems, and with the reduced imperative ending V{-it} instead of the regular V{git}.

  • iperaannarpaa, he just let it go
    [4]


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