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General

Morphemic form: {tuŋə}N
New orthography: tungaa
Old orthography: tungâ
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none, p-declined
Stem type: ə-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], the literal meaning of this stem is 'the space/time that must be passed through before reaching Possessor'. However, with space, this is more simply translated as 'direction of Possessor', and with time it may perhaps be translated as 'until Possessor'.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

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

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography tungi tunga -, -, -
Old orthography tungi tunga -, -, -
Phonemic orthography tuŋə tuŋə -, -, -

Notes on inflection:

The stem behaves like an ordinary ə-stem. It is exclusively used with possessive endings, which will cause the /ə/ to alternate between [i] and [a] in the regular way according to the ə-rule.


Meanings and examples

Either in space or in time.

Tags: Space, Spatial/positional noun

  • qaqqap tungaanit aggerpoq, he came from the direction of the mountain [SK71]

    With 3sg possessive ablative.

  • kuup tungaanut aallarpoq, he left in the direction of the river [SK71]

    Literally to the direction, with 3sg possessive allative, because the movement here is towards.

  • qeqertarsuup tungaani qajartorpunga, I kayaked in(side the area) in the direction of the great island [SK71]

    I.e. in the area on this side of the island.

  • talerpiata tungaa, his right side [CWSL58]

    Literally 'his right's direction'.

  • saamiata tungaa, his left side [CWSL58]

    Literally: 'his left's direction'.

Or more literally: 'time that must pass before reaching Possessor'.

Tags: Time

  • ulloqeqqata-tungaa, mid-morning / forenoon [CBBJRPIKJR97]

    I.e. the time between morning and noon. This expression is a contraction of ullup qeqqata tungaa, literally 'the day's middle's direction', i.e. the time that must be passed before reaching the middle of the day.

  • aggustip tungaanut Nuummiissaanga, I will be in Nuuk until August

    Literally: 'in the time that must be passed before reaching August'.


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