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General

Morphemic form: V{sinnaq}V
New orthography: +sinnarluni, +sinnarlugu, +sinnartoq
Old orthography: -sínarpoĸ
Combinations: Click here
See also: V{-(g)innaq}V, V{sinnau}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a lexicalised special form of an entirely different affix, V{-(q)innaq}V, according to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary, with initial /s/, similar to V{sinnau}V. It has a special meaning in the subordinate moods (contemporative and participial): 'after Vb'ing', or 'first Subject Vb'ed (and then ...)'. It is only used in these moods.


Meanings and examples

Or 'first Subject Vb'ed (and then ...)', when used with the contemporative or participial mood.

  • aperisinnarlugu, after having asked him (then ...)
    [4]

    Or 'first, (he) asked him, (and then ...)', where (he) refers to the subject of the main clause.

  • errorsinnarlugu, after having washed it (then ...)
    [4]

    Or 'first, (he) washed it, (and then ...)', where (he) refers to the subject of the main clause.


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