Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{galuaŋŋit}V |
| New orthography: | +galuanngilaq, -kkaluanngilaq, -raluanngilaq |
| Old orthography: | -aluángilaĸ |
| Sources: | [18, 13] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | V{galuaq}V + V{ŋŋit}V |
| Left sandhi: | Default |
| Right sandhi: | Assibilation (t⇒s), tð⇒ts |
| Inflection sandhi: | Irregular |
| Stem type: | t-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency: | Preserving, Preserving |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a straightforward combination of V{galuaq}V and V{ŋŋit}V, but with an unusual meaning: 'Vb not a bit'. The ordering in this combination is unusual: The usual ordering would be V{ŋŋit}V{galuaq}V with the expected meaning 'Vb not, but...', so we record this alternative ordering separately.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{ŋŋit}V. See this for details.
Inflection sandhi:
Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{ŋŋit}V. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
- oqaraluanngilaq, he did not say a word
[13]
- takugaluanngilara, I did not see him at all
[13]
Or: 'I didn't see anything of him'.