Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {imaq}N |
| New orthography: | imaq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | ima(ʀ) |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Noun stem
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Gemination |
| Gemination type: | /m/ => /mm/ |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | imaq | immap | immat | immamut | imaa | |
| Phonemic notation | imaq | immap | immat | immamut | imaa |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| sea | ||
| contents | Usually in plural in this sense. The relation to the meaning 'sea' is not clear; CED suggests tha the original meaning is 'contents' but especially of the sea. | Examples |