Details

General

Morphemic form: N{taaq}N
New orthography: +taaq, +saaq
Old orthography: -tâĸ, -sâĸ
Combinations: Click here
Variants: N{taaq}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Geminating,
Stem type: Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this affix is 'new N'. There is also a verbal variant of this affix, N{taaq}V, meaning 'Actor has gotten a new N'.


Inflection

Declension pattern
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Default/none

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography +taa +taa
+taaq
+taap
+taat
Phonemic orthography taa taa
taaq
taap
taat


Meanings and examples

or 'newly acquired N'.

  • illutaaq, a new house
  • kamittaakka, my new boots
  • oqaluffissaaq, a new church

    With assibilation of /t/ to /s/ because of the preceding /i/ (the stem is {uqalukvik}N).


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