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General

Morphemic form: {suŋiq}V
New orthography: sungerpoq
Old orthography: sungerpoĸ
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71, as sungivoq], [CR93], [CWSL58], [JP67]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Assibilation (t⇒s)
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This stem means 'Actor has come to be in the right place' or 'Actor is accustomed'. Kleinschmidt [SK71] also mentions metaphorical meanings such as 'Actor is unbothered by circumstances'.

Note that Kleinschmidt [SK71] records this stem as sungivoq. He hypothesises that that is the basic form; however all later dictionaries record it as sungerpoq. The Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10] also agrees; they give the reconstructed, historical form as {cuŋiq-}. Thus, we record this form here, rather than {suŋi}V.

Also note that this stem is not listed in the newer dictionary Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97]. Thus, it is likely not used productively nowadays.


Right sandhi:

Ordbogeeraq [JP67] mentions forms such as sungersartorpâ and sungersût, which seem to have been formed with V{ðaq}V and V{ðuq}N, respectively. In both cases, the old orthography spelling reveals that the 's' is /s/, not /c/, so both must have been formed with assibilation of /t/ ⇒ /s/.


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