Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-tuqaq}N
New orthography: -toqaq, -soqaq
Old orthography: -toĸaĸ, -soĸaĸ
Combinations: Click here
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Geminating,
Stem type: Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix means 'old N'. It can be used with both things and people.


Inflection sandhi:

This stem has non-standard gemination of /q/ to /qq/.


Inflection

Declension pattern
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: q⇒qq

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography -toqqa -toqa
-toqaq
-toqqap
-toqqat
Phonemic orthography -tuqqa -tuqa
-tuqaq
-tuqqap
-tuqqat


Meanings and examples

Can be used with both things and people

  • illutoqaq, an old house
  • inutoqaq, an old person
  • ukiutoqaq, the old year

    When referring to the past year around New Year.


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