Details
General
Morphemic form: | V{-rujuk}V |
New orthography: | -rujuppoq |
Old orthography: | -rujugpoĸ |
Combinations: | Click here |
Variants: | N{-rujuk}N, V{-rujuuq}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: | k-stem |
Diathesis: | None |
Valency change: | Preserving |
Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a verbal variant of N{-rujuk}N, albeit with a rather different meaning: 'Vb insignificantly' or 'a little' or similar.
Meanings and examples
Or: 'insignificantly' or similar.
- qaamarujuppoq, there is a faint light
[4]
I.e., the lighting is weak/insignificant
References
- [4] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [8] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.