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General

Morphemic form: {isuma}V
New orthography: isumavoq
Old orthography: isumavoĸ
Sources: [22, 18]
Combinations: View list
Variants: {isuma}N
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: Vowel stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency: Monovalent

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a verbal variant of {isuma}N, 'mind, thought'. All the major dictionaries [14, 18, 17, 20] record the present, verbal form, with the meaning 'Actor thinks/means/intends/is of the opinion (that...)', with an object clause in the contemporative mood; or with qanoq, ima/taama (noted in [14]). However, it does not appear to be commonly used. Instead, the combination {isumaqaq}V, using the nominal variant, is preferred.


Meanings and examples

With qanoq, ima/taama or an object clause in the contemporative mood.

  • qanoq isumavit?, What do you think? What is your opinion? [14]
  • taama isumanngikkaluarpunga, that was not how I had thought (it would be/happen) [14]

    From {isuma}V + V{ŋŋit}V + V{galuaq}V + V{vuŋa}.


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