Details

General

Morphemic form: N{(q)vakcuaq}N
New orthography: +passuit, -rpassuit
Old orthography: -pagssuit
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{(q)vak}N, N{(q)cuaq}N,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
/aq/ drop,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Regular q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'a great flock of N'. It is a combination of N{(q)vak}N and N{(q)cuaq}N, and given the meaning, it is only used in plural, except when the stem is further incorporated by another affix. In the new orthography, it will therefore often appear as +(r)passuit, since the latter affix displays /aq/ drop.

In narrative speech, N{(q)vak}N may be repeated several times for emphasis; thus e.g. with {aŋutə}N, 'man':

... and so on.


Left sandhi:

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


Right sandhi:

Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, N{(q)cuaq}N. See this for details.


Inflection sandhi:

Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, N{(q)cuaq}N. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

  • anguterpassuit, a great flock of men
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  • anguterpassuaqarpoq, there was a great number of men

    The stem, {aŋutə}N{(q)vakcuaq}N is incorporated with N{-qaq}V in the avalent sense 'there is N'. Here, the stem of course does not appear in plural, so we therefore see the /aq/ here.


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