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General

Morphemic form: V{-jait}V
New orthography: -jaappoq
Old orthography: -jaípoĸ
Sources: [9, 12, 11, 14]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{-ja}V, V{-it}V,
See also: V{-jaŋŋit}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Assibilation (t⇒s),
tð⇒ts,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
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 V{-it}V, 'is un-Vb'ing'. The meaning is thus something like 'Subject is unlikely to Vb' or 'cannot easily Vb'.

The affix can also be combined with the ordinary negation affix V{ŋŋit}V, with a slightly different meaning: 'cannot Vb' or 'never Vb'. See the combination V{-jaŋŋit}V for this.


Right sandhi:

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


Meanings and examples

Or 'Subject cannot/does not easily Vb'.

  • aalajaappoq, it is unmovable [11]

    From aalavoq, 'it moves'.

  • aserujaappoq, it is durable [11]

    Or 'sturdy' or 'solid', from aserorpoq, 'it breaks'. Hence, literally: 'it does not easily break'.