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General


Morphemic form: {təpə}N
New orthography: tipi
Proto-eskimoic root: təpə
Variants: {təpək}N
Morpheme type: Noun base
Right sandhi: None

Description



Noun stem


Stem type: ə-stem (vowel stem)
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Regular
ABS.sg ERG.sg ERG.pl ALL.sg ABS.3sg/sg Special forms
New orthography tipi tipip tipit tipimut tipaa
Phonemic notation təpə təpəp təpət təpəmut təpəa
Notes on declension:

This is a variant of {təpək}N, but here the stem is treated as a true ə-stem instead. It is therefore p-declined, and without metathesis. Instead, the /ə/ shows itself before vowel-initial endings.


Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
smell