Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{lqammiq}V |
| New orthography: | -qqammerpoq |
| Old orthography: | -rĸámerpoĸ |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 16, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Variants: | V{lqammiq}N |
| Left sandhi: | Default |
| Right sandhi: | Assibilation (t⇒s) |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | q-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency: | Preserving |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is 'Subject recently Vb'ed'.
Here, 'recently' could be anything from a moment ago to some days ago.
Note also the nominal variant V{lqammiq}N, which seems to have the same meaning as the combination V{lqammiq}V{ðuq}V.
Meanings and examples
'Recently' could be as soon as 'a moment ago', but could also be some days ago.
- tikeraaqqammerpoq, he recently visited
[13]
From tikeraarpoq, 'he has come visiting' or 'he has come (travelling)'.
- toqoqqammersoq, one who recently died
[16]
From toquvoq, 'he died', and with V{ðuq}N. Note that we get -soq here due to assibilation by the true /i/ in the affix.
- tusaqqammerpaa, he has (only) recently heard it
[13]
From tusarpaa, 'he hears it'.
- takoqqammerpara, I have recently seen it
[16]
From takuaa, 'he sees it'.
- nalliuteqqammerpoq, he just had his birthday
[19]
From nalliuppoq, 'it is his birthday'. Note, this is a t(ə)-stem.
- nereqqammerpoq, he has just eaten
[19]
From nerivoq, 'he eats'.
- tikeqqammerpoq, he arrived a moment ago
[19]
From tikippoq, 'he arrived'.