Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {iŋkək}N |
| New orthography: | ikkik |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | iŋkiʀ |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Noun stem
| Stem type: | Strong k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Weakening |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms |
| New orthography |
ikkik |
ikkingup |
ikkingit |
ikkimmut |
ikkinga |
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| Phonemic notation |
iŋkək |
iŋkəŋup |
iŋkəŋit |
iŋkəkmut |
iŋkəŋa |
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Notes on declension:
This stem declines with nasalation, according to Schultz-Lorentzen (1951), even though the final vowel in the stem is /i/, rather than /ə/, according to the CED. Nowadays, it may also decline as a regular k-stem.
Meaning(s)
| Meaning |
Notes |
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| gum |
I.e. the tissue in the mouth in which the teeth are embedded. |
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