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General

Morphemic form: {aliagə}V
New orthography: aliagaa, aliaginnippoq
Old orthography: aliagâ, aliagingnigpoĸ
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: {?} + V{-gə}V
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: ə-contraction
Stem type: ə-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is: 'Agent mourns Patient', or 'bemoans', 'is sorrowful about', 'find lamentable' etc.; especially someone who has died.

The stem derives from a base {*alia}, that does not exist independently in Kalaallisut. It is always used with an affix, either V{-gə}V (i.e. the present stem); or V{naq}V, cf. {alianaq}V.


Meanings and examples

Or 'bemoans', 'find lamentable' etc.

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  • aliaginngilarput, we do not mourn him [SK71]

    I.e., someone who has died.


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