Details

General

Morphemic form: N{(q)vaaq}N
New orthography: +paaq, -rpaaq
Old orthography: -pâĸ
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{(q)vak}N, N{-aq}N,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
/aq/ drop,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This morpheme is apparently built from the morphemes {vaɣ(-)} and {aʀ}, i.e. N{(q)vak}N and N{-aq}N. It is not used productively, except in combination with the superlative affixes V{nəq}N and N{(l)liq}N (superlative with directional stems). We record these combinations separately, so see N{nəqpaaq}N and N{(l)iqpaaq}N for examples.


Left sandhi:

Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, N{(q)vak}N. See this for details.


Right sandhi:

Note: unlike the combination V{nəqcaq}N, this affix is never used with possessive endings. However, it may be verbalised with N{-u}V, which causes the final /aq/ to drop.


Meanings and examples

Emphasis of the superlative meaning of V{nəq}N and N{(l)liq}N.


References