Details

General

Morphemic form: V{(n)niit}V
New orthography: +niippoq, -nniippoq, +niitsoq, -nniitsoq
Old orthography: -nĩpoĸ
Sources: [9, 12, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{(n)niq}V, V{-it}V,
See also: V{(n)niq}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Assibilation (t⇒s),
tð⇒ts,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: Subjective
Valency:
Decreasing,
Avalent,
Monovalent,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a straightforward combination of V{(n)niq}V, which is a non-productive morpheme used to derive a number of frequent, adjectival stems; and V{-it}V, 'is un-Vb'ing', which inverts the meaning of the stem. All stems derived with the former affix can be negated with the latter, thus giving the present combination. However, as V{(n)niq}V is non-productive, so is the present combination.


Right sandhi:

Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-it}V. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

When used with a 3sg/4sg ending without an explicit Subject, the meaning may also be avalent: 'it is bad/awful to Vb'.

  • tusarniippoq, it is awful to hear; it sounds awful [11]

    From tusarpaa, 'he listens to it'.

  • inussiarniippoq, he is unfriendly [11]

    Compare inussiarnerpoq, 'he is friendly'.

  • nuanniippoq, it is boring [12]

    Compare nuannerpoq, 'it is enjoyable'.

  • pinniippoq, he is ugly [12]

    Compare pinnerpoq, 'he is beautiful'.


Tags