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General

Morphemic form: {nuanniq}V
New orthography: nuannerpoq
Old orthography: nuánerpoĸ
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: {?} + V{(n)niq}V
Right sandhi: Assibilation (t⇒s)
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'Actor is enjoyable' or 'pleasurable' etc. Given the meaning, it is likely only used with third person subjects, and often with V{-qə}V for extra emphasis.

The stem is one of a collection of three different stems with related meaning, that often can be difficult to distinguish:

All three seem to be derived from a common verbal base *{nua-}, but this does not exist as an independent stem in Kalaallisut. According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], it is actually from the nominal stem {nuna}N, 'land', seemingly with a loss of /n/, but how 'land' relates to the aforementioned meanings 'enjoy' is entirely unclear. In any case, these combinations are very old. We therefore record the initial component as unknown here.

The second component is then V{(n)niq}V, V{(n)narə}V, and V{(n)naaq}V, respectively. It generally seem sto be the case that when there exists a lexicalised stem derived with one of these affixes, then there also exist two other lexicalisations derived wit the two other affixes.


Right sandhi:

Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{(n)niq}V. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

The stem is likely only used with third person subjects, and often with V{-qə}V for extra emphasis.

Tags: Being

  • asaqatigiilluartut nuannillaaraat, those who are well/truly loving towards each other are particularly enjoyable (to be around) [SK71]
  • aasaq qavunga tikeraaratta nuanneqaaq, it was highly enjoyable when we visited the south in the summer [SK71]

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