Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-rijaq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -riaq, -rissat |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | yaʀ |
| Morpheme type: | Nominaliser |
| Left sandhi: | Sandhi-truncative |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
This affix is no longer used productively, but it is found in a number of lexicalised combinations, even sometimes also following a noun stem. It may even also appear as {gijaq} in a few of these lexicalisations, e.g. pattagiaq, 'church organ'. The verbal base here is {pattak}V, 'to play the organ' (by striking the keys), so it may be that the g-initial form is/was used on old k-stems (also written with g in the old orthography, i.e. pátagpoĸ).
Declension information
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Gemination |
| Gemination type: | /j/ => /cc/ |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -riaq | -rissap | -rissat | -rissamut | -riaa | |
| Phonemic notation | -rijaq | -rijjap | -rijjat | -rijjamut | -rijaa |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| place/thing where one must Vb | The affix is not productive and the meaning is somewhat obscure. | Examples |