Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {aqvinəq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | arfineq, arferngat |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | aʀvaɣ, aʀvin(ə)ləɣ |
| Constituents: | {aqvak}N + N{-li}V + V{nəq}N |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
According to Fortescue et al. (2010), this stem is derived from {aʀvaɣ}, 'edge of the hand', with N{-li}V, with replacivity which causes the final /aɣ/ to drop, together with the inital /l/, and then followed by V{nəq}N.
Declension information
| Stem type: | Strong q-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Metathesis |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | arfineq | arferngup | arferngit | arfinermut | arfernga | |
| Phonemic notation | aqvinəq | aqviqnup | aqviqnit | aqvinəqmut | aqviqna |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| six | This is the number 6. It is only used for counting and telling the time. For the quantity, which is used for naming anything consisting of 6 parts (e.g. years, months, days), see {aqvinələk}N. Note that this number is singular, even though the meaning is plural. | Examples |