Details

General

Morphemic form: V{(m)maaq}N
New orthography: +maaq, -mmaaq
Old orthography: '-mâĸ
Combinations: Click here
See also: V{llammak}N,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
/aq/ drop,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

According to Schultz-Lorentzen (1958), the meaning of this affix is 'one who is accustomed to Vb'. However, some of the examples he gives, seem to be a confusion with a different affix, V{llammak}N, which may or may not be related to the present affix. He notes that this affix is often used with -tdlarpoĸ, i.e. V{llaq}V, but the examples he gives are merssutdlámauvoĸ and nâgdliutdlámauvoĸ, both with N{-u}V. However, these can better be explained as examples of V{llammak}N, rather than the present affix. The reason is that the combination V{llaq}V{(m)maaq}V would yield /llaqmaaq/, and not /llammaaq/, which would be needed in order to obtain the two aforementioned forms.

Furthermore, neither the present affix, nor V{llammak}N, is mentioned in the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary; and indeed, the present affix only seems to appear in Schultz-Lorentzen (1958), and not elsewhere. Thus, the relationship between the present affix, V{llaq}V and V{llammak}N is unclear.


Inflection

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

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography +maa +maa
+maaq
+maap
+maat
Phonemic orthography (m)maa (m)maa
(m)maaq
(m)maap
(m)maat


Meanings and examples

Or 'accomplished at'.

  • eqalunniarneq pimmaasoq, one who is accustomed/accomplished at fishing salmon
    [4]

    The relevant word her is pimmaasoq, from the dummy root {pi}V, giving the pure meaning of this affix, and followed by N{-u}V, causing /aq/ drop, and then V{ðuq}N.


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