Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{lqajaŋŋit}V |
| New orthography: | -qqajanngilaq, -qqajanngitsoq |
| Old orthography: | -rĸajángilaĸ, -rĸajángitsoĸ |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Constituents: | V{lqajaq}V, V{ŋŋit}V, |
| Left sandhi: | Default,
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| Right sandhi: | Assibilation (t⇒s),
tð⇒ts,
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| Inflection sandhi: | Irregular,
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| Stem type: | t-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency change: | Preserving |
| Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a straightforward combination of V{lqajaq}V, 'was almost about to Vb' and the negation affix V{ŋŋit}V. According to [2], it has two meanings:
- The general meaning is '
SubjectVb not at all', - When used with the participial mood, the meaning is 'long before
SubjectVb'ed'.
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
This is the general meaning of this combination.
When used the participial mood.
References
- [2] Michael Fortescue (1983): A comparative manual of affixes for the Inuit dialects of Greenland, Canada and Alaska.