Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{niaq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | +niaq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | ni(C)aʀ- |
| Variants: | V{niaq}V |
| Morpheme type: | Nominaliser |
| Left sandhi: | Default (additive, epenthetic or phonotactically truncative) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
A nominal variant of V{niaq}V. It may not be very productive in use, but it does appear in some combinations. It seems to be mostly used to express 'hunt for' in combination with the non-productive affix N{'(t)}V.
Declension information
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Regular |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | +niaq | +niap | +niat | +niamut | +niaa | |
| Phonemic notation | niaq | niap | niat | niamut | niaa |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| one who tries to Vb | Primarily in connexion with verbs for hunting; especially those derived from words for animals with N{'(t)}V. | Examples |