Details
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 |
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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 |