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General

Morphemic form: V{-ja}V
New orthography: -javoq, -avoq
Old orthography: -javoĸ, -avoĸ
Sources: [13, 17, 16, 19, 11]
Combinations: View list
Left sandhi: Truncative
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: Vowel stem
Diathesis: None
Valency: Preserving

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix means something like 'Subject can easily Vb' or 'Subject is apt to Vb' in the sense that the Subject is able and ready to Vb any moment. With negation, the meaning becomes: 'does not easily Vb', cf V{-jaŋŋit}V.


Meanings and examples

Or 'is apt to Vb'

  • aserujavoq, it is fragile [16]

    From aserorpoq, 'it breaks', hence literally: 'it can easily break'.

  • nakkajavoq, it is apt to fall down [16]

    Or 'it can easily fall down', it can happen any moment, etc. From nakkarpoq, 'it falls down'.

  • qaajavoq, it bursts easily [16]

    From qaarpoq, 'it bursts; explodes'.

  • aallajavoq, he is apt/ready to travel/depart [16]

    From aallarpoq, 'he travels/departs'. The meaning is here that he is ready to depart, and might do so any moment.

  • qeriavoq, it freezes easily [19]

    From qerivoq, 'it is frozen'.


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