Details

General


Morphemic form: V{kkajaaq}N (Combinations)
New orthography: -kkajaaq
Proto-eskimoic root:
Morpheme type: Nominaliser
Left sandhi: Default (additive, epenthetic or phonotactically truncative)
Right sandhi: None

Description


Form and usage:

This affix is neither found in Fortescue et al. (2010), nor in Schultz-Lorentzen (1958), so the etymology is unknown.


Declension information


Stem type: Weak q-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Regular
ABS.sg ERG.sg ERG.pl ALL.sg ABS.3sg/sg Special forms
New orthography -kkajaaq -kkajaap -kkajaat -kkajaamut -kkajaaa
Phonemic notation kkajaaq kkajaap kkajaat kkajaamut kkajaaa

Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
rather Vb Seemingly primarily used with verb stems related to size. Examples