Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {iqək}N |
| New orthography: | eqik |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | iqə(ʀ) |
| 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 |
eqik |
eqingup |
eqingit |
eqimmut |
eqinga |
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| Phonemic notation |
iqək |
iqəŋup |
iqəŋit |
iqəkmut |
iqəŋa |
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Notes on declension:
This stem declines with nasalation of /k/, according to Schultz-Lorentzen (1951). It may decline as an ordinary k-stem today.
Meaning(s)
| Meaning |
Notes |
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| bay in fjord |
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