Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{(q)vaaq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | +paaq, -rpaaq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | vaɣ(-) |
| Variants: | N{(q)vak}N |
| Morpheme type: | Nominal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Default (additive, epenthetic or phonotactically truncative) |
| Right sandhi: | aq-dropping |
Description
Form and usage:
This morpheme is not used productively, except in combination with the superlative affix V{nəq}N, or N{(l)liq}N (superlative with directional stems). It is apparently a variant of N{(q)vak}N, from the morpheme {vaɣ(-)}. The combination with {nəʀ} is written as {nəʀpa(C)aʀ} in Fortescue et al. (2010), where the (C) seems to indicate a combination with another morpheme {aʀ}. It is unclear, what this morpheme is.
Note: unlike the combination V{nəqcaq}N, this affix is never used with possessive endings. However, it may be verbalised with N{-u}V, which causes the final /aq/ to drop.
Declension information
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Regular |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| the (very) most N | Emphasis of the superlative meaning of V{nəq}N and N{(l)liq}N. |