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Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This stem has two different meanings:

• According to Kleinschmidt [SK71] and Schultz-Lorentzen [CWSL58], the meaning is: 'Agent sends (something@INS) via Patient', i.e. Agent gives the Patient something to bring along to someone else. Thus, in this usage the Patient is the courier.
• In the newer dictionary Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97], the meaning is: 'Agent sends Patient (something@INS)'. Thus, in this usage the Patient is the recipient.

According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], it is probably related to {naŋsaq}V, possibly with V{tət}V added, and then with some kind of contraction. As this is speculative, we record the second component as unknown here.

Notable forms:

• HTR: {naŋsət}V + V{ði}V ⇒ /naŋsətci/
  

  The HTR-form is mentioned in Kleinschmidt [SK71].

• Passive participle: {naŋsət}V + V{-ðaq}N ⇒ /naŋsətaq/
  

  The passive participle is mentioned in Kleinschmidt [SK71]. He defines it as 'the one with which one sends something', i.e. the courier. In the modern usage of the word, it will likely instead denote 'the recipient'.

Inflection

Inflection pattern:

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References

• [MFSJLK10] Michael Fortescue, Steven Jacobson, Lawrence Kaplan (2010): Comparative Eskimo Dictionary (2ED).
• [SK71] Samuel Kleinschmidt (1871): Den grønlandske Ordbog.
• [CWSL58] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
• [JP67] Jonathan Petersen (1967): Ordbogêraĸ.
• [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.