Details

General

Morphemic form: V{ŋŋitcuuq}V
New orthography: -nngitsoorpoq
Old orthography: '-ngitsôrpoĸ
Sources: [14]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{ŋŋit}V, V{ðuuq}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency:
Preserving,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'Subject (unfortunately/unexpectedly) happened not to Vb', indicating that the verbal action did not take place, although it was expected to. This affix is a combination of the negation affix V{ŋŋit}V and V{ðuuq}V, 'Vb unfortunately/unexpectedly'. In this combination /tð/ have become /tc/ as expected, thus giving the present form. Note that if the affix is negated again, the meaning becomes 'definitely Vb'.


Meanings and examples

  • agginngitsoorpoq, he did not come (even though he was expected to) [14]

    From aqqgerpoq, 'he comes/arrives'.

  • atuanngitsoorpoq, he was not at school (today) [14]

    I.e., he was expected to be at school, but did not show up. From atuarpoq, here in the sense of 'he is at school'.

  • pinngitsoornanga aggissaanga, I shall definitely come

    From the dummy base {pi}V, giving the pure meaning of the affix, and with the negative contemporative 1sg ending V{naŋa}, thus negating the meaning of the affix.