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General

Morphemic form: V{-tuaq}V
New orthography: -tuarpoq, -suarpoq
Old orthography: -tuarpoĸ, -suarpoĸ
Sources: [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97], [FAJN19]
Combinations: View list
See also: N{-tuaq}N
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:

The meaning of this affix is 'Vb for once/at least'. There may be a relation to N{-tuaq}N, 'the only/sole N', although the proto-eskimoic reconstructed form in the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10] indicates that they are two different morphemes. There is also a combination with V{llaq}V, i.e. V{llatuaq}V, with seemingly no difference in meaning.


Left sandhi:

The forms with initial /s/ in the new/old orthography are caused by assibilation by a preceding /i/ (the t-to-s rule).


Meanings and examples

Or: 'only for a single time'.

  • aallatuarpoq, he travels for once

    Or 'it is the only time that he travels'

  • atuatuarpoq, he reads something for once [CBBJRPIKJR97]
  • oqatuarpoq, for once, he said something [CBBJRPIKJR97]
  • qarsaat nunamut pillatuaraangamik imaq tarrillugu pisarput, the single time the loons go on land, they do it such that they can no longer see the sea [SK71]

    The key verb here is pillatuaraangamik in the iterative mood with the 4pl ending. The base is {pi}V, here in the sense of 'arrive at' or 'come to'.

There may be an influence from N{-tuaq}N here. If the verb is transitive, the meaning becomes: 'Subject Vb only/solely the Object'.

  • asatuarpaa, he loves only him [SK71]
  • pisuarpaa, he gets only that [SK71]

    From {pi}V, 'get/catch' where /i/ causes assibilation of /t/ to /s/.


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