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General

Morphemic form: N{-ləkcuu}V
New orthography: -lissuuvoq
Old orthography: -ligssûvoĸ
Sources: [18, 11]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: N{-lək}N + N{(q)cuaq}N + N{-u}V
See also: N{tu}V
Left sandhi: Truncative
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: Vowel stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency: Monovalent, Avalent, Monovalent

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a combination mentioned in Fortescue's Comparative Manual of Affixes [18]. It appears to be synonymous with N{tu}V.


Meanings and examples

This is the avalent meaning.

  • aputilissuuvoq, there is a lot of snow [11]

    From aput, 'snow'.

This is the monovalent meaning.

  • ilaqutalissuuvoq, he has a large family [11]

    From ilaqutaq, 'family member', so literally 'he has many family members'.


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