Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {pinəq}N |
| New orthography: | pineq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | piɣinəʀ |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form:
This stem declines with metathesis, according to Schultz-Lorentzen (1951). It does not exist in the DAKA, which however mentions pinerpai, 'puts straw in them' (i.e., the boots), which seems to be a verbal form of this stem.
Noun stem
| Stem type: | Strong q-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Metathesis |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | pineq | perngup | perngit | pinermut | pernga | |
| Phonemic notation | pinəq | piqnup | piqnit | pinəqmut | piqna |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| straw for boots |