Details

General

Morphemic form: V{llariau}V
New orthography: -llariaanak
Old orthography: -tdlariaunak, -tdlariarunak
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{llaq}V, V{-riaq}V, ?,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Vowel stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This combination is a negative imperative strengthener used to express 'don't (thou) Vb!'. It is seemingly only used with the special intransitive negative imperative 2sg ending V{nak}, and hence only for monovalent, or agentive divalent stems.

It appears to be a combination of V{llaq}V, 'vivid action' and V{-riaq}V, 'come on, Vb!' used for exclamations. The final component is unclear, but Ordbogeeraq [6] gives two alternative spellings for this affix, -tdlariaunak and -tdlariarunak, thus suggesting that the final segment might be some morpheme consisting of /gu/ or /ru/, but where the /r/ optionally was dropped. In the newer dictionary Oqaatsit [8], only the first form, i.e. without /r/, corresponding to -llariaanak, is given.


Meanings and examples

Negative imperative strengthener, only used with the special intransitive negative imperative 2sg ending V{nak}.

  • ilaaqqutillariaanak, you must not do like the others
    [8]

    From ilaaqquppoq, 'he does/behaves like the others; does what the others do'.

  • nakkallariaanak, don't fall down!
    [8]

    I.e., 'be careful that you don't fall down!', from nakkarpoq, 'he falls down'.

  • tarfillariaanak, don't hang around idling
    [8]

    From tarfivoq, 'he loiters' or 'walks around idly and aimlessly' or similar.


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