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36 S.l. EXISTENCE.
Afx. Not ngilaq; without (—) ipoq (not to be confounded
with the stemword so spelled), ilaq.
Flexion. Negation is also expressed by the peculiar infinitive
ending nane, wsf. nago.
Drv. Expl. He has not eaten tier (ngilaq (nerivoq); he is poor
p~ipoq (without things pe); a desert inuilaq (without people inuk);
excepting that pinago (not doing with that); yes dp (subj. of ak),
sdruna. If, on being asked negatively ..is it not", the Greenlander
answers in the affirmative dp, he means, contrary to us: ,,(yes) it
is not".
4) LIFE, REALITY. VISIBLENESS.
Stw. Is visible erssipoq; lives Amavoq; man inuk (see Sect. 17).
Afx. Real, proper rpiaq, vik.
Drv. Expl. Becomes visible, appears ersserpoq; is born
inu-ngorpoq; a real man (no doll, no animal) inorpiaq; living, also: an
animal iimassoq; is a man, is born, lives infivoq (not used for
animals).
5) DEATH, VANISHING.
Stw. Death toqo\ is consumed, has totally disappeared
nu-nguvoq.
Afx. Is deprived of (—) erpoq, erupoq; has deprived him of
iarpd, erpd.
Drv. Expl. Is dead toquvoq; is deprived of everything
su-erupoq.
6) NATURE, STATE, CONDITION.
Stw. Behaves, proceeds ilivoq.
Afx See Vol. I p. 65: neq, siorpoq, ssuseq, toq, s-soq, te.
Drv. Expl. Nature, quality ilerqoq, 2}issnseq’i he is in that
state taima ilivoq; a provider piniartoq (strives to get something
piniarpoq.
Note: As to Articles see Section 3,5; Demonstratives S. 9,1
and 17; Pronouns S. 2 and 17.
II. PECULIARITIES AND EXAMPLES FROM THE OTHER DIALECTS.
(Words apparently representing peculiar stemwords: nipagpoq
LC.; suk LWns.; tan Wns.A.; tivfik L.)
L. 4) Lives innovok (man), omavok (animal); man innuk,
suk* — 5) in his absence (tibvik) tibviane*.
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