Details

General

Morphemic form: V{-ruluuq}V
New orthography: -ruloorpoq
Old orthography: -rulôrpoĸ
Sources: [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: V{-ruluk}V + V{-uq}V
See also: V{-ruluk}V
Left sandhi: Truncative
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix appears to be used in the same sense as the first constituent, V{-ruluk}V, i.e. 'Vb (unusually) hard'. One possible difference is that all examples in Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97] given for the former are intransitive, whereas for the present affix they are all transitive. It is not clear whether this indicates that the present affix is only used on divalent stems, and V{-ruluk}V only on monovalent stems. Fortescue [MF83] does not mention this, but instead indicates that they can be used interchangeably.

The affix is sometimes also just used as a generic strengthener / for emphasis, similar to e.g. V{(q)cuaq}V. It is not clear whether this usage is dialectal.


Meanings and examples

  • oqarfigeruloorpaa, he speaks harshly to him [CBBJRPIKJR97]

    From oqarfigaa, 'he speaks to him'.

  • oqqateruloorpaa, he tells him off harshly; speaks harsh words to him [CBBJRPIKJR97]

    From oqqappaa, 'he tells him off'. Note, this is a t(ə)-stem

  • tooruloorpaa, he pokes him hard [CBBJRPIKJR97]

    From toorpaa, 'he pokes/pushes him'.

This is the emphasis/strengthener meaning.

  • angallatit suli inoqaruluunngillat, there wasn't a lot of people [passengers] on the vehicle [bus] yet [MV81]

    Here, inoqaruloor- denotes that 'there are a lot of people', and this meaning is then negated.


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