Details

General

Morphemic form: V{ccut(ə)}V
New orthography: -ssuppaa, -ssussivoq
Old orthography: '-ssúpâ, '-ssússivoĸ
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Variants: V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V, V{'-t(ə)}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
t(ə) sandhi,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: t(ə)-stem
Diathesis: Reflexive
Valency change: Increasing
Valency:
Divalent,
HTR morpheme:
ði,
HTR stem: ccucci,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a lexicalised variant of V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V, following vowel- and t-stems, according to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary. However, nowadays it appears to be used productively as an alternative to V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V in combinations where phonotactics otherwise would have required a /j/ to be inserted, i.e. following [aa]. There may also be a relation to the nominalising affix V{ccutə}N in terms of usage. See the entry for V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V for more usage examples and a description of the (regular) right-sandhi of t(ə)-stems.


Right sandhi:

Additive affixes and endings attach to /t/, but truncative affixes and endings attach to /ə/. See the variant V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V for a longer description of the general behaviour of t(ə)-stems.


Meanings and examples

The meanings are the same as for the variant V{-ut(ə)}V, so see this for further examples.

  • naammassissuppaa, he completes it for him

    From naammassivaa, 'he completes it'. This is a lexicalised word, illustrating how the form V{ccut(ə)}V was used on vowel stems. Today, ordinary V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V would probably be preferred in this context.


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