Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-kanniq}V |
| New orthography: | -kannerpoq |
| Old orthography: | -kánerpoĸ |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 16, 11] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Variants: | N{-kanniq}N |
| See also: | V{-ŋajak}V |
| 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:
This affix is a verbal variant of N{-kanniq}N, and with a closely related meaning: 'Subject almost Vb'.
Thus, it is synonymous with V{-ŋajak}V, which however seems to be more productive than the present affix nowadays.
Meanings and examples
- naammakannerput, they are almost enough
[16]
Or, 'there is almost enough of them'. From naammappoq, 'it is enough'.
- angikannerpoq, it is almost big
[16]
From angivoq, it is big.
- qaqukannerpoq, it is white-ish
[11]
From qaqorpoq, 'it is white'.
- matukannerpoq, it is almost closed
[11]
From matuvoq, 'it is closed'.