Details

General

Morphemic form: V{sak}V
New orthography: +sappoq
Old orthography: -sagpoĸ
Sources: [9, 12, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: k-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a non-productive affix found in some lexicalised words. Kleinschmidt [9] and Schultz-Lorentzen [11] translate it as 'to a somewhat higher degree'.


Meanings and examples

  • aalasappoq, he is restless [11]

    From aalavoq, 'he moves around'.

  • kavasappaa, he pushes (against) him [11]

    The base is unknown, and the stem is not mentioned in the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [16].