Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{llaarə}V |
| New orthography: | -llaaraaq, -llaraasoq, -llaraangat, -llaraaluni |
| Old orthography: | -tdlâraoĸ, -tdlaraissoĸ, -tdlaraingat, -tdlarailune |
| Sources: | [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | V{llaq}V + V{ðarə}V |
| See also: | V{ðarə}V, V{naarə}V, V{nallaarə}V |
| Left sandhi: | Default |
| Right sandhi: | Irregular |
| Inflection sandhi: | Irregular, ə-contraction, Irregular, ə-contraction |
| Stem type: | ə-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a special combination of V{llaq}V, here acting as a generic strengthener/emphasis, and the highly irregular affix V{ðarə}V, 'repeated action'. The latter has suppletion with two other morphemes: an historical morpheme {ɣai-} or {ɣaa-}, and another, non-productive habitual marker {aʀ-}, i.e. V{-aq}V. The general suppletive form is V{garə}V, but it may in certain cases also appear as V{-arə}V or V{gai}V. The present affix is formed with V{-arə}V, but the form V{gai}V may also show up in some of the inflections, as noted below.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{ðarə}V. See this for details.
Inflection sandhi:
Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{ðarə}V. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
I.e., this is a generic strengthener of the habitual/recurrent meaning of V{ðarə}V.
- angillaaraat, they are (habitually/recurrently) particularly big
[SK71]
Old orthography: angitdlâraut. From angivoq, 'it is big'.
- kajumillaaraaq, he is always/habitually particularly willing
[SK71]
Old orthography: kajumitdlâraoĸ. From kajumippoq, 'he is willing'.
- takorluullaaraara, I often/regularly have a (particularly vivid) vision of him; I often/regularly see him vividly before my eyes
[SK71]
Old orthography: takordlûtdlârâra, from takorloorpaa, 'he imagines/has a vision of him'.
- sivitsunngitsoq anillaaraaq, he briefly skips outside (at regular intervals)
[CBBJRPIKJR97]
From anivoq, 'he goes out'.
- nipangersimammersorluni oqallaaraaq, after having been silent for a while, he usually exclaims
[CBBJRPIKJR97]
From oqarpoq, 'he says something'.
- qitilluni nuannillaaraaq, it is such great fun to dance (habitually)
[CBBJRPIKJR97]
From nuannerpoq, 'it is fun/enjoyable'.
- tuniteriarluni qujallaaraaq, every time he gets a present he says thanks (a lot)
[CBBJRPIKJR97]
From qujavoq, 'he says thanks'.
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References
- [CWSL58] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.
- [SK71] Samuel Kleinschmidt (1871): Den grønlandske Ordbog.