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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