Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-gu}N
New orthography: -gu, -ru
Old orthography: -go, -ro
Sources: [CBBJRPIKJR97], [CWSL58]
Combinations: View list
Left sandhi: Truncative, Fusional
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type(s): Vowel stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix has a limited combination potential and is likely not used productively. It is only used on words denoting a point in time, and it indicates that this point in time is in the future. Several words formed with this affix are lexicalised, e.g. words for 'tomorrow', 'tonight', and so on. Such words are also seldom extended with other affixes.

According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], it may be the same as the conditional mood marker, and/or related to the vialis case marker.


Left sandhi:

This enclitic is truncative on words ending on a consonant sound, except [q], where [qg] instead merge to [r].


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Vowel stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Default/none

Notes on declension:

The stem is rarely used with case endings, except possibly the allative, ablative, or vialis singular to denote time. We therefore do not record an inflection pattern here.


Meanings and examples

Only with words denoting a point in time.

  • aqagu, tomorrow [CWSL58]

    This word is lexicalised. It is not clear what the base is.

  • aqaguagu, the day after tomorrow [CWSL58]

    Again, this word is lexicalised. Here, *{gu} is actually just repeated to signify 'the day after'. It is not clear what the source of the intervening /a/ is.

  • qaqugu?, when? [CWSL58]

    I.e., 'when in the future?'

  • unnugu, this evening [CWSL58]

    From unnuk, 'evening'.

  • ualeru, this afternoon [CWSL58]

    From ualeq, 'afternoon'.

  • unnuaru, tonight [CWSL58]

    From unnuaq, 'night'.

  • ukioru, this (coming) winter [CWSL58]

    From ukioq, 'winter'.

  • aasaru, this (coming) summer [CWSL58]

    From aasaq, 'summer'.

  • ukiassaru, this (coming) autumn [CWSL58]

    From ukiaq, 'autumn', and with nominal future affix N{kcaq}N. Plain ukiaru could also be used in the same sense.

  • aappaagu, next year [CWSL58]

    From aappaq, 'second', with the absolutive possessive ending N{-a}, so 'its second' (with implied possessor = 'the year').

  • aappaaguagu, the year after next year [CWSL58]

    This is formed similar to aqaguagu.


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