Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{yumatu}V |
| New orthography: | +jumatuvoq, -umatuvoq, -kkumatuvoq, -rumatuvoq |
| Old orthography: | -umatuvoĸ, -jumatuvoĸ |
| Sources: | [13, 8] |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Constituents: | V{yuma}V, N{tu}V, |
| Left sandhi: | Default,
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| Right sandhi: | /uq/ participle,
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| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Stem type: | q-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency: |
Preserving,
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Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix appears to be a non-standard combination of V{yuma}V, 'want to', and N{tu}V, here strangely used on a verbal stem, maybe as an abbreviation of V{nəqtu}V, 'is greatly inclined to Vb'. It is not mentioned in any of the dictionaries, but Nielsen [8] and Fortescue [13] both have it in their affix lists.
According to both Fortescue and Nielsen, the affix is only used intransitively, so the stem must be monovalent or at least agentive, so it can be used with intransitive endings. It is unclear whether the affix could be used in a reflexive or passive sense with non-agent-preserving stems.
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{yuma}V. See this for details.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, N{tu}V. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
Or: 'is always very inclined to Vb' or similar.
- qiajumatuvoq, she is a cry-baby; she always cries
[8]
From qiavoq, 'she cries'.
- atuarumatuvoq, he is a book-worm; he always reads
[8]
From atuarpoq, 'he reads'.