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General

Morphemic form: {kiŋu}N
New orthography: kingu, kingumut
Old orthography: kingo, kingumut
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none, p-declined
Stem type: Vowel stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a spatial/directional stem, usually only used with allative case, or else with possessive endings.

The meaning is 'area behind (Possessor)'. However, according to Kleinschmidt [SK71], the stem is not used on its own (i.e. without an affix) in this sense, except with a possessive ending, kingua, 'its back/hintermost part part', and with the allative singular ending, i.e. kingumut, 'backward', or 'again' (in a temporal sense). Otherwise, if used with without these endings, the meaning is 'stern, hinter part of a kayak'.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: Vowel stem
Inflection sandhi: Default/none, p-declined
Sources: [JP67], [SK71]

Notes on inflection:

The stem inflects as an ordinary weak q-stem with p-declension. As this is entirely regular, we do not record a full inflection paradigm here. However, note that the un-possessed forms are likely seldom used.


Meanings and examples

The meaning 'backwards' is only with the un-possessed allative singular case.

Tags: Spatial/positional noun, Space

  • umiaq kingumut ingerlavoq, the boat goes backwards [SK71]

This meaning is only with the un-possessed allative singular case.

Tags: Time

  • anigaluarami kingumut iserpoq, she had presumably gone out but came in again [SK71]
  • igitarigaluavut kingumut atuleqaavut, now we had to begin to use that (thing) again, which we had formerly thrown away [SK71]

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