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General

Morphemic form: N{kcairut(ə)}V
New orthography: -ssaaruppoq
Old orthography: -gssairúpoĸ
Sources: [19, 11]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: N{kcaq}N + N{-iq}V + V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V
Variants: N{-irut(ə)}V
Left sandhi: Default
Right sandhi: t(ə) sandhi
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: t(ə)-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency: Increasing, Monovalent
HTR-morphemes: V{ði}V

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a variant form of N{-irut(ə)}V, combined with the nominal future affix N{kcaq}N, but with seemingly no clear difference in meaning. Despite being divalent (and patientive), it is apparently only ever used in the intransitive, passive sense 'Actor=Patient lacks N'. Compared to N{-irut(ə)}V, there might be more of a connotation of 'lacks an N which he shall need (for some purpose)' with this combination.


Right sandhi:

Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V. See this for details.


Inflection sandhi:

Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-(cc)ut(ə)}V. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

It is apparently only used intransitively nowadays.

  • inissaaruppoq, he has no place to live [19]

    Or: 'he cannot find a place to live', i.e. he is homeless.

  • kamissaaruppoq, he has no boots (to wear) [19]

    Implied: he needs the boots for some purpose (to wear), but he lacks them.

  • qapiutissaaruppoq, he lacks a planer [19]

    For planing wood. Implied: because he is e.g. building something for which he needs this tool.

  • suliassaaruppoq, he is without work [19]

    Or, 'he has no more work to do'.


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