Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{ssalqaaq}V |
| New orthography: | -ssaqqaarpoq |
| Old orthography: | '-sarĸârpoĸ |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Constituents: | V{ssa}V, V{lqaaq}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: | q-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency change: | Preserving |
| Valency: | None,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a straightforward combination of the future affix V{ssa}V and V{lqaaq}V, 'Vb first'. According to Fortescue (1983) it has two special meanings:
- The general meaning is '
Subjectwill Vb (just wait and see!)', likely mostly with 3rrd person subjects. - A special meaning in the participial mood is 'while still Vb'ing'.
Meanings and examples
References
- [2] Michael Fortescue (1983): A comparative manual of affixes for the Inuit dialects of Greenland, Canada and Alaska.