Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-kutlak}V |
| New orthography: | -kullappoq |
| Old orthography: | -kutdlagpoĸ |
| Sources: |
[11]
[10]
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| Combinations: | Click here |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative,
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| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Stem type: | k-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency change: | Preserving |
| Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning is 'Subject Vb clumsily', or 'awkwardly' or similar.
See also the related nominal variant N{-kutlak}N.
This is a non-productive affix described by Schultz-Lorentzen [10] and in Ordbogeeraq [11] , but not elsewhere. Hence, we have no clear information of any underlying phonemes. However, in the old orthography, this affix was spelt -kutdlagpoĸ in both of the aforementioned dictionaries, thus indicating that the assimilated consonant is a /t/.
On the other hand, Kleinschmidt [9] mentions an independent nominal base, kugdlak, which also means 'clumsy'. This could indicate that the origin of the present affix in fact is a separate base, and that the underlying consonant in fact is a velar. However, neither of these dictionaries describe such a relation, and this stem is not described in the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary either. Thus, in this case, we shall rely on the old orthography and write the assimilated consonant phoneme as /t/.
Meanings and examples
Or 'awkwardly', 'in a clumsy way' or similar.
- isikullappoq, he entered clumsily
[10]
From iserpoq, 'he enters'.
- ingikullappoq, he sat down clumsily
[10]
From ingippoq, 'he sits down'.