Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-ucaaq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -usaaq, -asaaq, -jusaaq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | ŋ(ŋ)uðaʀ(-) |
| Variants: | N{-ucaaq}V, V{-ucaaq}V, N{-ucaq}N |
| Morpheme type: | Nominal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Sandhi-truncative |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
Nominal variant of N{-ucaaq}V. According to Fortescue et al. (2010), they derive from two different morphemes, which however presumably are related. In any case, they have the same form in Greenlandic, which may also have lead to their meanings becoming more similar/influenced by each other.
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 | -usaaq | -usaap | -usaat | -usaamut | -usaaa | |
| Phonemic notation | -ucaaq | -ucaap | -ucaat | -ucaamut | -ucaaa |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| something resembling N | Or 'looks like', 'imitates' etc. | Examples |