Details

General

Morphemic form: V{niinnaq}V
New orthography: +niinnarpoq
Old orthography: -nĩnarpoĸ
Sources: [14, 11, 13]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{niaq}V, V{-(g)innaq}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Irregular,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'Subject try (all the time/at all cost) to just Vb'. It is a combination of V{niaq}V and V{-(g)innaq}V, where the latter has caused /aq/ to drop from the former.


Inflection sandhi:

Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-(g)innaq}V. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

With connotations of 'all the time' or 'at all cost'.

  • aniinnarpoq, he wants/tries to go out all the time [14]
  • innarniinnarpoq, he just wants to go to bed [14]
  • katanniinnarpoq, it falls off so easily [14]
  • aallarniinnarpoq, he just/absolutely wants to travel [11]
  • iserniinnarpoq, he forces an entry [11]