Details

General

Morphemic form: V{yumaaq}V
New orthography: -jumaarpoq, -kkumaarpoq, -rumaarpoq, -umaarpoq
Old orthography: -umârpoĸ, -jumârpoĸ
Sources: [19, 16]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: V{yuma}V + V{-aq}V
See also: V{ssa}V
Left sandhi: Default
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency: Preserving, Preserving

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a lexicalised combination of V{yuma}V (will/want to) and an old, non-productive morpheme V{-aq}V (repeated/prolonged activity). However, the meaning of this combination is not obvious from the meaning of the constituents. It denotes 'will eventually/sometimes Vb', i.e. it expresses vague future. Kleinschmidt [13] and Schultz-Lorentzen [16] both remark that this affix is often used interchangeably with the future affix V{ssa}V.


Left sandhi:

Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{yuma}V. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

Expresses vague future

  • aallarumaarpoq, he will eventually leave/depart [16]
  • ornikkumaarpaa, he will eventually approach him [16]
  • tikikkumaarpoq, He will eventually arrive [16]
  • aqagu tigujumaarpara, I will take it tomorrow (at some point) [16]

    Perhaps more vague than using V{ssa}V, but the meaning does not seem very different.

  • aajumaarpiuk?, Will you fetch it at some point? [16]