Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{(v)vik}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | +fik, +ffik |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | ðviɣ |
| Variants: | V{'-vik}N |
| Morpheme type: | Nominaliser |
| Left sandhi: | Default (additive, epenthetic or phonotactically truncative) |
| Right sandhi: | Assibilation |
Description
Form and usage:
Maybe V{(ð)vik}N according to Fortescue et al. (2010) (which makes no practical difference). See also the (mostly non-productive) variant V{'-vik}N, which may cause gemination in the stem.
Left sandhi:Note that /vv/ always become [ff], never [pp], unlike virtually every other v-initial morpheme.
Declension information
| Stem type: | Regular k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Regular |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | +fik | +fiup | +fiit | +fimmut | +fia | |
| Phonemic notation | (v)vik | (v)viup | (v)viit | (v)vikmut | (v)via |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| place where one Vb | This meaning can (albeit rarely) also be used to refer to a person who is Vb'ed. | Examples |
| time when one Vb's | This meaning is less common than 'place'. | Examples |