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General


Morphemic form: {kaavəq}N
New orthography: kaaveq, kaarfa
Proto-eskimoic root: kavẑaq, kavẑəq
Morpheme type: Noun base
Right sandhi: None

Description


Form:

According to the CED, this stem is also related to kasseq (old orthography kavsseĸ) 'crown of head'. The lengthened /a/, and the disappearance of /ẑ/ is unexplained.


Noun stem


Stem type: Strong q-stem
Declension type: up-declined
Declension sandhi: Metathesis
ABS.sg ERG.sg ERG.pl ALL.sg ABS.3sg/sg Special forms
New orthography kaaveq kaarfup kaarfit kaavermut kaarfa
Phonemic notation kaavəq kaaqvup kaaqvit kaavəqmut kaaqva
Notes on declension:

This stem declines with metathesis, but unlike other stems ending in /vəq/, /qv/ is here apparently only realised as [ff], and never as [χχ].


Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
top (of something) Often with possessive endings Examples