Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{ssaŋanaq}V |
| New orthography: | -ssanganarpoq |
| Old orthography: | '-sanganarpoĸ |
| Sources: | [16, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | V{ssaŋa}V + V{naq}V |
| Left sandhi: | Default |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | q-stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| Valency: | Subject decreasing, Patient decreasing, Subject decreasing |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a combination of V{ssaŋa}V, 'think that' and the impersonal affix V{naq}V. The meaning can best be translated as 'will presumably', but it can manifest itself in two different ways:
- '
Actorwill presumably Vb', monovalent. This is the meaning described by Schultz-Lorentzen [16]. - 'there will presumably be Vb'ing', avalent. This is the meaning indicated by the examples in Oqaatsit [19].
Given the inclusion of V{naq}V, it seems most likely that the meaning is actually avalent, but we record the (apparently) monovalent examples below as well.
Meanings and examples
- tikissanganarpoq, he will presumably arrive
[16]
I.e., 'it is expectable that he will arrive'.
- aallassanganarpoq, he will presumably travel/depart
[16]
I.e. 'it is expectable that he will travel/depart'.
- appassanganarpoq, there will surely be shot some murre
[19]
From appappoq, 'he shoots/catches murre' (a type of bird).
- orlussanganarpoq, one risks toppling/falling over
[19]
From orluvoq, 'he topples/falls over'.
- tapassanganarpoq, there will presumably be dancing
[19]
From taparpoq, 'he dances'.