Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{taaq}N |
| New orthography: | +taaq, +saaq |
| Old orthography: | -tâĸ, -sâĸ |
| Sources: | [19, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Variants: | N{taaq}V |
| Left sandhi: | Default |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | 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:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| 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).