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General

Morphemic form: {sivu}N
New orthography: siu, siumut
Old orthography: sujo, sujumut
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 in front (of 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, siua, 'its front/foremost part', and with the allative singular ending, i.e. siumut, 'forward', or 'before' (in a temporal sense). Otherwise, if used with without these endings, the meaning is 'front/bow of a kayak'.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

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

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography siu siu siu, siup, siut
Old orthography sujo sujo sujo, sujup, sujut
Phonemic orthography sivu sivu sivu, sivup, sivut

Notes on inflection:

We indicate the standard absolutive singular, ergative singular and plural forms here, although as noted above, these forms are likely never used.


Meanings and examples

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

Tags: Spatial/positional noun, Space

  • siumut, forward [SK71]

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

Tags: Time

  • siumut oqarfigaara, I said (something) to him on beforehand. [CWSL58]

    I.e. in the time before the event of speaking to him.


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