Details

General

Morphemic form: V{-jaaq}V
New orthography: -jaarpoq, -aarpoq
Old orthography: -iârpoĸ, -jârpoĸ
Sources: [9, 12, 11, 14]
Combinations: Click here
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency:
Preserving,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'Subject Vb early'. Kleinschmidt (1871) notes that the implied meaning sometimes may be 'too early'.


Left sandhi:

The affix is truncative and completely regular. However, note that /j/ is not written in the new orthography when following [i], hence the initial /j/ will not be written in such contexts, which is the explanation for the form -aarpoq.


Meanings and examples

Sometimes the implied meaning may be 'too early'.

  • aallajaarput, they departed early [11]

    From aallarpoq, 'he travels/departs'.

  • makiaarpoq, he got up early [11]

    From makippoq, 'he gets up' (from bed). In this case, the stem ends in [i], after the final consonant has been deleted, hence the initial /j/ is not written in the new orthography.

  • iniaarpaa, he finished it early [11]

    From inerpaa, 'he finishes it'. After the final /q/ has been deleted from the stem, it ends on [i], which again means that the initial /j/ of the affix is not written in the new orthography.