Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-giiaaq}N |
| New orthography: | -giiaat |
| Old orthography: | -gîât |
| Sources: | [17, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | N{-giik}N + ? |
| Variants: | N{-giiaaq}V |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative, Fusional |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix seems to denote 'a group of N', according to the examples in Oqaatsit [19]. The meaning of this affix is inherently plural, so it requires a plural ending. It appears to be composed similar to the verbal variant N{-giiaaq}V.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -giiaa | -giiaa | -giiaat, |
| Phonemic orthography | -giiaa | -giiaa | -giiaat, |
Meanings and examples
Only with endings in plural.
- assigiiaat, all alike
[19]
- illugiiat, pairwise
[19]
From a base {iŋluk}N, denoting 'the other of a pair'.
- kinguleriiaat, (grouped in) a row following each other
[19]
From kinguleq, 'the one behind', 'the one following'.
- sanileriiaat, (grouped in) a row next to each other
[19]
From sanileq, 'the one to the side'.