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General

Morphemic form: V{-pəraaq}V
New orthography: -peraarpoq
Old orthography: -perârpoĸ
Sources: [JP67], [CWSL58]
Combinations: View list
Left sandhi: Truncative
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency: Preserving

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a non-productive affix listed in Schultz-Lorentzen [CWSL58] and Ordbogeeraq [JP67]. The former translates it as 'rather, a bit' whereas the latter equates its meaning with V{-laaq}V, i.e. 'a little'.


Meanings and examples

  • ajuperaarpoq, it is a little bad; it is bad-ish [CWSL58]

    From ajorpoq, 'it is bad'.

  • naalliuperaarpugut, we had to struggle a bit; we were suffering a bit [CWSL58]

    The first translation is by Schultz-Lorentzen [CWSL58], but in Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97], the word is lexicalised with the second meaning.


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