Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-kuq}N |
| New orthography: | -koq, -ku |
| Old orthography: | -koĸ, -ku |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative,
|
| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
|
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
|
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
As with several other weak q-stems, this affix may also appear as -ku in Absolutive singular with some speakers, i.e. as a vowel stem. However, the official form in the DAKA dictionary is -koq.
Inflection
Declension pattern
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -ku | -ku |
-koq
-kup
-kut
|
| Phonemic orthography | -ku | -ku |
-kuq
-kup
-kut
|
Meanings and examples
Usually with a sense of something old/discarded from the past.
- illukoq, a ruin
From illu, 'house', literally 'remains of a house'.
- atikoq, a name inherited from someone who has died
From ateq, 'name', literally 'remains of a name'.