Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-giik}N |
| New orthography: | -giit |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | ɣiik |
| Morpheme type: | Nominal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Fusional (sandhi truncative, except on q-stems) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form:
The meaning of this affix is inherently plural, so it requires a plural ending, e.g. -giit. N{-giik}N has a verbal form, N{-giik}V.
Noun stem
| Stem type: | Regular k-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Regular |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -giik | -giip | -giit | -giimmut | -gia | |
| Phonemic notation | -giik | -giip | -giit | -giikmut | -gia |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| pair of/group of/mutual Ns | Examples |