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General


Morphemic form: V{-kujuk}V
New orthography: -kujuppoq
Old orthography: -kujugpoĸ
Sources:
[11]
[10]
[13]
Combinations: Click here
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: k-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

Description and behaviour


Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'Subject Vb somewhat; partially'. It appears to be a variant of V{-kuluk}V and also related to the affix V{-rujuk}V. There is also a variant V{-kujuuq}V with seemingly no difference in meaning.


Meanings and examples


Or 'rather', i.e. indicating 'more than just a little bit', but not to the highest degree.

  • ajortunngortikujuppaa, he has almost destroyed it
    [10]

    From ajortunngortippaa, actually 'he makes it into something that is bad', so the translation given by Schultz-Lorentzen is somewhat strange.

  • ilassuutikujuppoq, it partially fades into the surroundings
    [13]

    From ilassuuppoq, a t(ə)-stem.

  • ipertukujuppoq, it is somewhat dirty
    [13]

    From ipertuvoq, 'it is dirty'.

  • uernakujuppoq, he is somewhat sleepy
    [13]

    From uernarpoq, 'he is sleepy; drowsy'.