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General

Morphemic form: V{(q)vasik}V
New orthography: +pasippoq, -rpasippoq
Old orthography: -pasigpoĸ
Sources: [11]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: N{vaq}V + N{-sik}V
Variants: N{(q)vasik}V
Left sandhi: Default
Right sandhi: Assibilation (t⇒s)
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: k-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency: Monovalent, Preserving

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix seems to be a variant of N{(q)vasik}V, in the second sense 'resemble N', but here used on verbal stems in the sense of 'Subject seems to be Vb'ing'. This usage is likely not very productive: it is mentioned in Nielsen [11], but not in any of the dictionaries.


Right sandhi:

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


Meanings and examples

  • qasorpasippoq, he looks tired [11]

    From qasuvoq, 'he is tired'.

  • qasorpasissoq, someone who looks tired [11]

    With intransitive participle V{ðuq}N. Here, /ikð/ ⇒ /ikt/ ⇒ /iks/ ⇒ [iss], so this example illustrates that the true /i/ in the stem can cause assibilation.


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