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General


Morphemic form: {atqanəq}N
New orthography: aqqaneq, aqqarngat
Proto-eskimoic root: atʀaʀ-
Morpheme type: Noun base
Right sandhi: None

Description


Form:

The root of this word is {atə}N, 'area under'. The meaning is that counting above 10 continues on the toes.


Noun stem


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 aqqaneq aqqarngup aqqarngit aqqanermut aqqarnga
Phonemic notation atqanəq atqaqnup atqaqnit atqanəqmut atqaqna

Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
eleven This is the number eleven. It is only used for counting and telling the time. For the quantity, which is used for naming anything consisting of 11 parts (e.g. years, months, days), see {atqanələk}N. Note that this number is singular, even though the meaning is plural. Examples