Exercise 7.3A: Absolutive and relative (text)

In this exercise you get input of the shape "Subject has N". Rephrase them to noun phrase "Subject's N". Note that you must use the base forms N-NNGUK and N+SUK when endings {-up} and {-it} come after N-NNGUAQ and N+SUAQ. NB: This is a rather difficult exercise but it has a lot in store for you so give it all the time it takes to make 100% sure that you understand all wordforms in all details. Push to play the audio, to check your answer, to play the solution, or to reveal the solution.

angut taanna angajoqarpoq

kalaallit tamarmik ilisimatusarfeqarput

kalaallit ilaat ikinnguteqarpoq

angajora marlunnik bileqarpoq

qallunaat ilaat paneqarpoq

meerannguit meeqqeriveqarput

ilinniartup ernera ikinnguteqarpoq

meerannguara meeqqeriveqarpoq

inuit tamarmik nunaqarput

ikinngutiga kalaaleq nuliaqarpoq (You have already seen the special -aq in the derivational morphemes N-NNGUAQ, N+SUAQ and Vb+GALUAQ. -aq sometimes disappears and leaves us with the alternative stems of N-NNGUK, N+SUK and Vb+GALUK. The alternatives will be used with endings in vowel like relative case {-up}, plural {-it} and possessum like {-a}. There are a few stems with the same behaviour. nuliaq is such one. That is why 'his wife' NOT is (nuliaq-a) -> *nuliaa but rather nuli<s>aq</s>-a -> nulia.)

Amerikarmiut mittarfeqarput

qallunaat nunaqarput

paniga angajulleq ikinnguteqarpoq

meerannguaq nukaqarpoq

kalaallit nunaqarput

paniga ikinnguteqarpoq

Nuussuaq atuarfeqarpoq

nuliara nukaqarpoq

inequnartunik marlunnik paneqarpunga

inequnartumik nuliaqarpunga

ilinniarnertuut immikkut ittumik akisussaassuseqarput

nukara nuliaqarpoq

angutaannaat ilinniarnertuunngorniarfeqarput

Avanersuaq mittarfeqarpoq

meeqqat atuarfeqarput

qallunaat kalaallimik ikinnguteqarput

nuliara inequnartumik qatannguteqarpoq