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General

Morphemic form: V{(k)liq}V
New orthography: +lerpoq, -llerpoq
Old orthography: -dlerpoĸ, -gdlerpoĸ
Sources: [16, 8]
Combinations: Click here
See also: V{nnək}V, V{ði}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Assibilation (t⇒s),
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency:
Patient decreasing,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a so-called 'half-transitivising' morpheme, abbreviated HTR, which is used to give divalent, patient-preserving stems intransitive form, without changing the meaning of the stem. The concept of HTR-morphemes and their usage is further described on this page: Half-transitive affixes.

Stems using the present HTR-morpheme are in particular:

Note that in Oqaatsit [14], the HTR-form of ujarpaa is given as ujaasivoq, whereas ujarlerpoq is recorded as a separate entry, but with the same meaning as the HTR-form of ujarpaa. However, in older dictionaries such as Schultz-Lorentzen [11], the HTR-form is given as ujarlerpoq, whereas ujaasivoq (spelt ujáusivoĸ in the old orthography) in fact is a variant of the HTR-form of a different stem, namely ujaappaa (spelt ujáupâ) besides the regular/expected HTR-form of this stem, i.e. ujaassivoq, ujáussivoĸ. Thus, it seems that current HTR-form of ujarpaa in fact is an irregularly formed HTR-form of a different stem.


Right sandhi:

According to Ordbogeeraq [12], the HTR-stems formed with this affix have assibilation of a following /t/ by the true /i/ in the stem.


Meanings and examples

  • aallerpoq, he fetches (something)

    From aavaa, 'he fetches it'.

  • ujarlerpoq, he searches for (something)

    From ujarpaa, 'he searches for it'.


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