Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-liaq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -liaq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | liyaʀ- |
| Variants: | N{-liaq}V |
| Morpheme type: | Nominal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Replacive (sandhi-truncative) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
Nominal variant of N{-liaq}V.
Left sandhi:The old orthography form -iaĸ seems to suggest that this affix can also show replacivity or even fusion, but this does not seem to be regular nowadays.
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 | -liaq | -liap | -liat | -liamut | -liaa | |
| Phonemic notation | -liaq | -liap | -liat | -liamut | -liaa |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| traveller to N | Usually with the name of a country or city, but not necessarily. | Examples |
| one who is on a hunting trip for N | Examples |