Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{gunaq}V |
| New orthography: | +gunarpoq, -kkunarpoq, -runarpoq |
| Old orthography: | -gunarpoĸ, -runarpoĸ |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Left sandhi: | Default,
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| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Stem type: | q-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency change: | Preserving |
| Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Left sandhi:
From examples in the old orthography (Schultz-Lorentzen, 1958) it appears that this affix used to be truncative on old k-stems, e.g. ornigunarpâ, compared to modern-day ornikkunarpaa, from {uqnək}V. Thus, this behaviour may be observed in older texts.
Meanings and examples
Or 'apparently' or 'Actor looks/seems to be Vb'ing'. There may also be a sense of 'undoubtedly', 'evidently' etc.
- aallarunarpoq, he has apparently left
I.e. 'he has apparently travelled' (e.g. since he isn't here).
- tusarunarpaa, he has seemingly (probably) heard it
References
- [4] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [8] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.