Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-pajuk}V |
| New orthography: | -pajuppoq |
| Old orthography: | -pajugpoĸ |
| Sources: | [17, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Variants: | N{-pajuk}N |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | k-stem |
| Diathesis: | None |
| Valency: | Preserving |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is something like 'Subject Vb half-heartedly'.
Note also the nominal variant N{-pajuk}N.
Meanings and examples
- ilaaqqutipajuppoq, he participates half-heartedly
[19]
From ilaaqquppaa, 'he participates, follows suit'. This is a t(e)-stem.
- inequnapajuppoq, there is something sweet about him
[19]
From inequnarpoq, 'he is sweet'. Here, the affix seems to make the meaning of the stem less definite.
- neripajuppoq, he eats half-heartedly; he eats without really wanting to
[19]
From nerivoq, 'he eats'.