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General


Morphemic form: {miknəq}N
New orthography: minneq
Proto-eskimoic root: mikə-
Constituents: {mikə}V + V{nəq}N
Morpheme type: Noun base
Right sandhi: None

Description


Form:

This stem is a combination of {mikə}V and V{nəq}N with elision of /ə/. This form is lexicalised, but the productive (regular) combination mikineq is also possible.


Noun stem


Stem type: Strong q-stem
Declension type: up-declined
Declension sandhi: Weakening
ABS.sg ERG.sg ERG.pl ALL.sg ABS.3sg/sg Special forms
New orthography minneq minnerup minnerit minnermut minnera
Phonemic notation miknəq miknərup miknerit miknəqmut miknəra

Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
the smallest/smaller