Details
General
| Morphemic form: | +{jar}V |
| Phonemic orthography: | yaʀ- |
| Sources: | [MFSJLK10] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Stem type: | Uvular stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
According to [MFSJLK10], the meaning of this morpheme is 'would' (but...), i.e. some kind of hypothetical, irrealis, or contrafactual marker. They also mention a possible relation to a number of other morphemes, in particular +{jar}N, but do not explain the exact nature of this relation.
Meanings and examples
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References
- [MFSJLK10] Michael Fortescue, Steven Jacobson, Lawrence Kaplan (2010): Comparative Eskimo Dictionary (2ED).