Details

General

Morphemic form: V{(gi)jaqtuaaq}V
New orthography: -artuaarpoq, -jartuaarpoq, -riartuaarpoq, -kkiartuaarpoq
Old orthography: -iartuârpoĸ
Sources: [CBBJRPIKJR97], [CWSL58], [JP67]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: V{(gi)jaqtuq}V + {?}
Variants: V{(gi)jaqtuq}V
See also: V{(gi)jaqtuq}V
Left sandhi: Default, Irregular
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a variant of V{(gi)jaqtuq}V with the same left-sandhi behaviour, and one of the same meanings. Hence, this affix has the same idiosyncratic sandhi rule as V{(gi)jaqtuq}V. However, briefly, the rule is:

See the entry on V{(gi)jaqtuq}V for details. There is no explanation in the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10] for the source of the extra /aaq/ appearing at the end.


Left sandhi:

Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{(gi)jaqtuq}V. See this for details.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: q-stem
Inflection sandhi: Default/none


Meanings and examples

This affix may be more common than V{(gi)jaqtuq}V when used in this sense, since it is then unambiguous which meaning is meant.

  • qanilliartuaarpoq, it is getting closer and closer [CBBJRPIKJR97]

    From qanillivoq, 'it is close' (or 'it has come close').


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