Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-ucijaq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -usiaq, -asiaq, -jusiaq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | |
| Morpheme type: | Nominal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Sandhi-truncative |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
This morpheme is not listed in Fortescue et al. (2010), so the origin is unknown. It may be related to N{-lijaq}N, as suggested in Petersen (1967), but the source of the initial /uc/ is not clear.
Declension information
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Gemination |
| Gemination type: | /j/ => /cc/ |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -usiaq | -usissap | -usissat | -usissamut | -usiaa | |
| Phonemic notation | -ucijaq | -ucijjap | -ucijjat | -ucijjamut | -ucijaa |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| an artificially made N | E.g. a figure, model etc. | Examples |