Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {nəgaq}N |
| New orthography: | nigaq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | nəɣaʀ |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Noun stem
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Gemination |
| Gemination type: | /g/ => /gg/ |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms |
| New orthography |
nigaq |
niggap |
niggat |
niggamut |
nigaa |
|
| Phonemic notation |
nəgaq |
nəggap |
nəggat |
nəggamut |
nəgaa |
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Notes on declension:
The geminated /gg/ is not strengthened to [kk] as usual, but instead devoiced to [χχ].
Meaning(s)