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General

Morphemic form: V{-vik}V
New orthography: -vippoq, -ippoq
Old orthography: -vigpoĸ
Combinations: Click here
Variants: N{-vik}N,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Assibilation (t⇒s),
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: k-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix also has a nominal variant, N{-vik}N.


Meanings and examples

  • paasivippara, I completely understand it

    From paasivara, 'I understand it'.

  • ajuippoq, it is really bad

    From ajorpoq, 'it is bad'.

  • pikkunavissoq, something that is really hot/spicy

    From pikkunarpoq, it is strong/hot/spicy. The final morpheme is the intransitive participle V{ðuq}N, and in this example, we see how the combination V{-vik}V{ðuq}N yields -vissoq with assibilation of /t/ to /s/ because of the preceding true /i/, i.e. V{-vik}V{ðuq}N ⇒ /vikðuq/ ⇒ /viktuq/ ⇒ /viksuq/ ⇒ -vissoq.


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