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General


Morphemic form: N{(q)vakcuaq}N (Combinations)
New orthography: +passuit, -rpassuit
Proto-eskimoic root:
Constituents: N{(q)vak}N + N{(q)cuaq}N
Morpheme type: Nominal modifier
Left sandhi: Default (additive, epenthetic or phonotactically truncative)
Right sandhi: aq-dropping

Description


Form and usage:

In narrative speech, N{(q)vak}N may be repeated several times for emphasis, e.g. with {aŋutə}N, 'man':

... and so on.


Declension information


Stem type: Strong q-stem
Declension type: up-declined
Declension sandhi: Regular
Notes on declension:

This affix is a combination of N{(q)vak}N and N{(q)cuaq}N. The latter has some special declension sandhi rules, so see it for declension examples. Furthermore, given the meaning of this affix, it will only appear with plural endings.


Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
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