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General

Morphemic form: *{-gu}
New orthography: -gu, -ru
Old orthography: -go, -ro
Combinations: Click here
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Fusional,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This enclitic has a limited combination potential and is probably not used productively. It is only used on words denoting a point in time, and it indicates that this point in time is in the future. Several words formed with this enclitic are lexicalised, e.g. words for 'tomorrow', 'tonight', and so on.


Left sandhi:

This enclitic is truncative on words ending on a consonant sound, except [q], where [qg] instead merge to [r].


Meanings and examples

Only with words denoting a point in time.

  • aqagu, tomorrow
    [4]

    This word is lexicalised. It is not clear what the base is.

  • aqaguagu, the day after tomorrow
    [4]

    Again, this word is lexicalised. Here, *{gu} is actually just repeated to signify 'the day after'. It is not clear what the source of the intervening /a/ is.

  • qaqugu?, when?
    [4]

    I.e., 'when in the future?'

  • unnugu, this evening
    [4]

    From unnuk, 'evening'.

  • ualeru, this afternoon
    [4]

    From ualeq, 'afternoon'.

  • unnuaru, tonight
    [4]

    From unnuaq, 'night'.

  • ukioru, this (coming) winter
    [4]

    From ukioq, 'winter'.

  • aasaru, this (coming) summer
    [4]

    From aasaq, 'summer'.

  • ukiassaru, this (coming) autumn
    [4]

    From ukiaq, 'autumn', and with nominal future affix N{kcaq}N. Plain ukiaru could also be used in the same sense.

  • aappaagu, next year
    [4]

    From aappaq, 'second', with the absolutive possessive ending N{-a}, so 'its second' (with implied possessor = 'the year').

  • aappaaguagu, the year after next year
    [4]

    This is formed similar to aqaguagu.


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