Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {qajaq}N |
| New orthography: | qajaq, qaannat, qaanni |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | qayaʀ |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form:
This stem has a rare form og gemination where /j/ is replaced by /inn/ in the geminated stem. This phenomenon can also be seen in {najak}N 'a boy's little sister' and seemingly nowhere else. Note also special 4p.sg/sg possessive qainni 'his (own) kayak' with the same special gemination of /j/. The geminated stem also appears in certain (lexicalised) combinations with replacive affixes, notably qaannivik 'kayak scaffold' with N{-livik}N, and qaanniorpoq 'he makes a kayak' with N{-liuq}V..
Noun stem
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Gemination |
| Gemination type: | /j/ => /inn/ |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms |
| New orthography |
qajaq |
qaannap |
qaannat |
qaannamut |
qajaa |
qaanni (ABS.4sg/sg) |
| Phonemic notation |
qajaq |
qainnap |
qainnat |
qainnamut |
qajaa |
qainni (ABS.4sg/sg) |
Meaning(s)