Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {sivu}N |
| New orthography: | siu, siumut |
| Old orthography: | sujo, sujumut |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 16, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | Vowel stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a spatial/directional stem, usually only used with allative case.
The meaning is 'area in front (of Possessor)'.
However, according to Kleinschmidt [13], the stem is not used on its own (i.e. without an affix), except with a possessive ending, siua, 'its front/foremost part', and with the allative singular ending, i.e. siumut, 'forward'.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | siu | siu | siu, siup, siut, |
| Phonemic orthography | sivu | sivu | sivu, sivup, sivut, |
Notes on declension:
We indicate the standard absolutive singular, ergative singular and plural forms here, although as noted above, these forms are likely never used.
Meanings and examples
It can also be used in a non-spatial sense (e.g. temporal).
- siumut, forward
[13]
- siumut oqarfigaara, I said (something) to him on beforehand.
[16]
This is 'in front of' in a temporal sense; i.e. in the time before the event of speaking to him.