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General


Morphemic form: {aqvinələk}N
New orthography: arfinillit
Proto-eskimoic root: aʀvin(ə)ləɣ
Constituents: {aqvak}N + N{-li}V + V{nəq}N + N{-lək}N
Morpheme type: Noun base
Right sandhi: None

Description


Form:

This stem is a combination of {aqvinəq}N and N{-lək}N, and thus it inherits the peculiar declension sandhi of the latter, although this stem is only used with plural endings, which makes this less apparent.


Noun stem


Stem type: Regular k-stem
Declension type: ip-declined
Declension sandhi: Limited metathesis (only in ERG.sg and pl)
ABS.sg ERG.sg ERG.pl ALL.sg ABS.3sg/sg Special forms
New orthography arfinillit arfinilimmut arfinilia
Phonemic notation aqvinəklit aqvinələkmut aqvinələa

Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
six This is the quantity six, used whenever speaking of a quantity of six items. For the numeral, see {aqvinəq}N. This quantity is naturally plural, so it is only used with plural endings. Examples