Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{-kiak}N |
| New orthography: | -kiak |
| Old orthography: | -kiak |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | Regular k-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a seemingly non-productive affix. Schultz-Lorentzen [16] just gives the translation 'still', but given the examples, the meaning seems to be something like 'one that continuously Vb'.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Regular k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -kiak | -kia | -kiak, -kiaap, -kiaat, |
| Phonemic orthography | -kiak | -kia | -kiak, -kiaup, -kiait, |
Notes on declension:
The declension is documented in Ordbogeeraq [17].
Meanings and examples
- kaavikiak, a spinner
[16]
From kaavippoq, 'it rotates'.
- qillakiak, glitter
[16]
The base is not given in any of the dictionaries, but cf. qillarnaq, 'pearlside', a type of fish, which may be glittering.