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General

Morphemic form: V{-riaraluaq}V
New orthography: -riaraluarpoq
Old orthography: -riaraluarpoĸ
Sources: [11]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: V{-riaq}V + V{galuaq}V
Left sandhi: Truncative
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency: Preserving, Preserving

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a straightforward combination of V{-riaq}V and V{galuaq}V denoting 'Subject tries unsuccessfully to Vb'. The latter affix seems to add the sense of 'unsuccessfully'.

According to Nielsen [11], V{ðaq}V, 'repeatedly' may optionally be injected between the two components, i.e. -riartaraluar-, and the combination then denotes 'tries repeatedly unsuccessfully', i.e. with several unsuccessful attempts. We do not record this as a separate combination, since it does not appear in any other dictionaries.


Meanings and examples

  • suleriaraluarpoq, he tried unsuccessfully to work [11]

    From sulivoq, 'he works'.

  • isornartorsioriaraluarpaa, he tried unsuccessfully to criticise it [11]

    From isornartorsiorpaa, 'he criticises it'.

  • pulariartaraluarpoq, he tried (several times) unsuccessfully to crawl in [11]

    From pulavoq, 'he crawls in'. This is the only example Nielsen gives with V{ðaq}V.


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