Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-kigə}V |
| New orthography: | -kigaa, -kiginnippoq |
| Old orthography: | -kigâ |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Constituents: | N{-kit}V, V{-gə}V, |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative,
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| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Inflection sandhi: | ə-contraction,
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| Stem type: | ə-stem |
| Diathesis: | Reflexive |
| Valency change: | None |
| Valency: | Divalent,
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| HTR morpheme: | nnək,
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| HTR stem: | -kigənnək, |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a straightforward combination of N{-kit}V (have small) and V{-gə}V (consider), both in terms of formation and meaning.
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, N{-kit}V. See this for details.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-gə}V. See this for details.
Inflection sandhi:
Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-gə}V. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
- akikigaara, I find it (to be) cheap
From aki, 'price', literally 'to have a small price'.
- nerukigaa, he thinks it is too narrow
From {nəru}N, 'width' (spatial noun stem).