Morphemes with tag stem/nonproductive

Morpheme New Orthography Old Orthography English
V{-aq}V -arpoq -arpoĸ

repeated/prolonged activity

N{-aq}N -aq, -gaq, -raq -aĸ

thing resembling N, young of N

N{-iliqə}V -ileqivoq, -aleqivoq, -vileqivoq -ileĸivoĸ

Actor lacks N

N{-li}V -livoq, -sivoq -livoĸ, -ivoĸ

Agent makes N of/for Patient

N{-ŋaaq}N -ngaaq -ngâĸ

considerable

V{-ŋajak}N -ngajak -ngajak

something that is almost Vb

N{-ŋajak}N -ngajak -ngajak

almost N

V{-rijaq}N -riaq, -rissat -iaĸ

place/thing where one must Vb

V{-rijaqaq}V -riaqarpoq -iaĸarpoĸ

must be Vb'ed

N{-ruq}V -rorpaa, -ruivoq, -rorpoq -rorpâ, -rorpoĸ

Agent hits/wounds Patient in the N, Actor develops as/into N

V{-t}V -ppaa, -tsivoq '-pâ, -tsivoĸ

Agent causes Patient to Vb

V{-uq}V -orpoq -orpoĸ

repeated/prolonged activity

N{-Vraq}N -eraq, -oraq -eraĸ, -oraĸ

small N

V{'-q}V -rpoq -rpoĸ

Actor becomes Vb'ing

V{'-tə}N -t -t

tool/means for Vb'ing

N{(l)liq}N +leq, -lleq, -rleq -leĸ, -dleĸ

one most in the N direction

N{(q)cuq}V +sorpoq, -rsorpoq -rssorpoĸ

Actor makes use of N

V{(q)cuq}V +sorpoq, -rsorpoq -rssorpoĸ

repeated action

N{(q)vaaq}N +paaq, -rpaaq -pâĸ

the (very) most N

N{(q)vaq}V +parpoq, -rparpoq -parpoĸ, -varpoĸ, -arpoĸ

Actor moves further in the N direction

N{caq}N +saq -ssaĸ
V{ðarə}V +taraaq, +saraaq -araoĸ, -taraoĸ, -araissoĸ, -arailuni, -aringat, -áingilaĸ

habitually/repeatedly Vb

V{kcau}V -ssaavoq -gssauvoĸ

Actor is Vb'able

V{li}V +livoq -dlivoĸ, -livoĸ

Subject becomes (more) Vb'ing

V{si}V +sivoq -sivoĸ

Actor has become (more) Vb'ing

V{tuq}V +torpoq -torpoĸ

repeated action