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General


Morphemic form: V{tqucauŋŋit}V
New orthography: -qqusaanngilaq
Old orthography: -rĸussáungilaĸ
Sources: [19, 16]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: V{tqucau}V + V{ŋŋit}V
Left sandhi: Default
Right sandhi: Assibilation (t⇒s), tð⇒ts
Inflection sandhi: Irregular
Stem type: Vowel stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency: Preserving, Preserving

Description and behaviour


Form and usage:

This is a straightforward combination of V{tqucau}V, i.e. V{tqu}V, V{-ðaq}N, and N{-u}V, and then V{ŋŋit}V, denoting 'Patient is forbidden to Vb (by someone=Agent)'.


Right sandhi:

Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{ŋŋit}V. See this for details.


Inflection sandhi:

Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{ŋŋit}V. See this for details.


Meanings and examples


Only with monovalent stems, according to Nielsen [11].

  • aneqqusaanngilaq, he must not go out; he is forbidden to go out [11]

    From anivoq, 'he exits; goes out'.

  • atoqqusaanngilaq, it must not be used [11]

    From atorpaa, 'he uses it'. Note that this is a patientive stem, i.e. atorpoq, 'it is used', so it seems that the stem has dropped its Agent role before this affix.

  • ammarneqaqqusaanngilaq, it must not be opened; it is forbidden to open it [11]

    From ammarpaa, 'he opens it' and the passivising affix V{nəqaq}V.


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