Details
General
Morphemic form: | V{lqammiqsima}V |
New orthography: | -qqamminngilaq |
Old orthography: | -rĸámíngilaĸ |
Combinations: | Click here |
Constituents: | V{lqammiq}V, V{sima}V, |
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: | t-stem |
Diathesis: | None |
Valency change: | Preserving |
Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a straightforward combination of V{lqammiq}V, 'recently' and the affix V{sima}V, which here denotes 'perfect(ive)'.
Hence, the meaning becomes 'Subject
had recently Vb'ed', i.e. pluperfect recent past.
Meanings and examples
I.e. pluperfect recent past.
References
- [2] Michael Fortescue (1983): A comparative manual of affixes for the Inuit dialects of Greenland, Canada and Alaska.