Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{gallassa}V |
| New orthography: | +gallassaaq |
| Old orthography: | +gatdlásaoĸ |
| Sources: | [11] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | V{gallaq}V + V{ssa}V |
| Left sandhi: | Default |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Irregular |
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency: | Preserving, Preserving |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a straightforward combination of V{gallaq}V and V{ssa}V. It is mentioned in Nielsen [11], who states that it is only used with a negation, so either V{ŋŋit}V or negative contemporative or similar. When negated, the meaning then becomes: 'shall not Vb anytime soon'.
Inflection sandhi:
Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{ssa}V. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
The affix is only used with a negation, so either V{ŋŋit}V or negative contemporative.
- oqarallassanngilanga, I shall not say something anytime soon
[11]
From oqarpoq, 'he says something'.