Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-kuq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -koq, -ku |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | k(k)uʀ |
| Morpheme type: | Nominal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Sandhi-truncative |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
As with several other weak q-stems, this affix may also appear as -ku in Absolutive singular with some speakers, i.e. as a vowel stem. However, the official form in the DAKA dictionary is -koq.
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 | -koq | -kup | -kut | -kumut | -kua | |
| Phonemic notation | -kuq | -kup | -kut | -kumut | -kua |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| remains of N | Usually with a sense of something old/discarded from the past. | Examples |