Details
General
Morphemic form: | V{-raq}V |
New orthography: | -rarput |
Old orthography: | -rarpoĸ, -rarput |
Combinations: | Click here |
See also: | V{-gaq}V, V{-aq}V, |
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: | q-stem |
Diathesis: | None |
Valency change: | Preserving |
Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is 'Subject
Vb again and again'.
However, it is mostly used in plural, i.e. either with a plural Subject
if the stem is monovalent, or with a plural Object
if the stem is divalent.
In that case, the meaning is thus:
- Monovalent stem: '
Subject
s Vb one after the other', - Divalent stem: '
Subject
Vb oneObject
after the other'.
According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary, this affix derives from a proto-inuit morpheme {ʀaq-}, which also is the root of a different affix V{-gaq}V with a somewhat related meaning. They also mention a relation to {aʀ-}, i.e. V{-aq}V, with a similar meaning, although the nature of this relationship is unexplained therein.
Meanings and examples
When used with non-plural Subject
(for intransitive verbs), or non-plural Object
(for transitive verbs).
- illerarpoq, it moves back and forth
[4]
The root of this verb is unclear; old orthography igdlerarpoĸ.
- tigorarpaa, he takes it again and again
[4]
From tiguaa, 'he takes it'.
Either with plural Subject
(for intransitive verbs), or with plural Object
(for transitive verbs).
- aallararput, they depart, one after the other
[8]
From aallarpoq, 'he departs/travels'. This is an intransitive example, so here the
Subject
is plural. - tikerarput, they come/arrive one after the other (en masse)
[4]
From tikipoq, 'he arrives'. This is an intransitive example, so here the
Subject
is plural. - iliorarpai, he puts them away, one after the other
[4]
This is a transitive example, so here the
Object
is plural. - toqorarneq, a deadly epidemic
[4]
From toquvoq, 'he is dead', so literally 'the act of (some group) dying one after the other'.
References
- [4] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [8] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.
- [13] Samuel Kleinschmidt (1871): Den grønlandske Ordbog.