Details

General

Morphemic form: V{galuaŋŋit}V
New orthography: +galuanngilaq, -kkaluanngilaq, -raluanngilaq
Old orthography: -aluángilaĸ
Sources: [13, 9]
Combinations: Click here
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 change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

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 [9]
  • takugaluanngilara, I did not see him at all [9]

    Or: 'I didn't see anything of him'.