Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-tuaq}N |
| New orthography: | -tuaq, -suaq |
| Old orthography: | -tuaĸ, -suaĸ |
| Sources: | [19, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| See also: | V{-tuaq}V |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is 'the only N', or 'the sole N' or similar. There may be a relation to V{-tuaq}V, although the proto-eskimoic reconstructed form in the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary indicates that they are two different morphemes.
Left sandhi:
The forms with initial /s/ in the new/old orthography are caused by assibilation by a preceding /i/ (the t-to-s rule).
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 | -tua | -tua | -tuaq, -tuap, -tuat, |
| Phonemic orthography | -tua | -tua | -tuaq, -tuap, -tuat, |
Meanings and examples
Or 'the sole N' or similar.
- ernituaq, the only son
From {iqnəq}N, 'son'. The final vowel in the stem is /ə/, so it does not cause assibilation.
- ilatuaq, the only companion
- nunaatituaq, the only land one owns
From {nuna}N{-utə}N, 'owned land'.
- qitornatuaq, an only child
- panisuaq, the only daughter
From {panik}N, 'daughter', where /i/ causes assibilation of /t/ to /s/.
- pisuannguara, the only one that I own (of that kind)
From {pi}N{tuaq}N{ŋŋuaq}N{ga}, where /i/ in {pi}N causes assibilation of /t/ to /s/.