Details

General


Morphemic form: N{-gik}N (Combinations)
New orthography: -gik, -rik
Proto-eskimoic root: kiɣ-
Variants: N{-gik}V
Morpheme type: Nominal modifier
Left sandhi: Fusional (sandhi truncative, except on q-stems)
Right sandhi: None

Description


Form and usage:

This is a variant of N{-gik}V, used in a nominal (or exclamatory) sense to express that something is good/beautiful. It is probably not declined, so we do not give declination patterns.


Declension information


Stem type: Regular k-stem
Declension type: up-declined
Declension sandhi: Regular

Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
one with a good N Examples