Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {inuk}N |
| New orthography: | inuk |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | iŋuɣ |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Noun stem
| Stem type: | Regular k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Regular |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | inuk | inuup | inuit | inummut | inua |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| human | This can also be understood as 'owner' | Examples |
| person | ||
| soul | with possessive endings, i.e. inua. This can also be in a very broad sense, which possibly may be better conveyed by 'inhabitant', like e.g. the soul which is viewed as 'inhabiting' the body etc. | Examples |