Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {aqviqsanəq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | arfersaneq, arfersarngat |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | aʀvaɣ, aʀvin(ə)ləɣ |
| 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', similar to {aqvinəq}N, but exactly how (especially the source of the /qsa/) is unexplained. The final morpheme is presumably V{nəq}N, as is also the case for arfineq and aqqaneq.
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 | arfersaneq | arfersarngup | arfersarngit | arfersanermut | arfersarnga | |
| Phonemic notation | aqviqsanəq | aqviqsaqnup | aqviqsaqnit | aqviqsanəqmut | aqviqsaqna |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| sixteen | This is the number 16. It is only used for counting. For the quantity, which is used for naming anything consisting of 16 parts (e.g. years, months, days), see {aqviqsanələk}N. Note that this number is singular, even though the meaning is plural. | Examples |