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Morphemic form: V{-jaŋŋit}V
New orthography: -janngilaq
Old orthography: -jángilaĸ
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{-ja}V, V{ŋŋit}V,
See also: V{-jait}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Assibilation (t⇒s),
tð⇒ts,
Inflection sandhi:
Irregular,
Stem type: t-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a straightforward combination of V{-ja}V, 'can easily' and the negation affix V{ŋŋit}V. The meaning is something like 'Subject cannot Vb' or 'Subject never Vb'.


Left sandhi:

Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{-ja}V. See this for details.


Right sandhi:

Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{ŋŋit}V. See this for details.


Inflection sandhi:

Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{ŋŋit}V. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

Or 'Subject never Vb'.


References