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General

Morphemic form: V{niinnaq}V
New orthography: +niinnarpoq
Old orthography: -nĩnarpoĸ
Sources: [CBBJRPIKJR97], [CWSL58], [MF83], [FAJN19]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: V{niaq}V + V{-(g)innaq}V
Left sandhi: Default
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Irregular
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency: Preserving, Preserving

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'Subject try (all the time/at all cost) to just Vb'. It is a combination of V{niaq}V and V{-(g)innaq}V, where the latter has caused /aq/ to drop from the former.


Inflection sandhi:

Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-(g)innaq}V. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

With connotations of 'all the time' or 'at all cost'.

  • aniinnarpoq, he wants/tries to go out all the time [CBBJRPIKJR97]
  • innarniinnarpoq, he just wants to go to bed [CBBJRPIKJR97]
  • katanniinnarpoq, it falls off so easily [CBBJRPIKJR97]
  • aallarniinnarpoq, he just/absolutely wants to travel [CWSL58]
  • iserniinnarpoq, he forces an entry [CWSL58]

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