Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {təpə}N |
| New orthography: | tipi |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | təpə |
| Variants: |
{təpək}N
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| 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)