Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {amiq}N |
| New orthography: | ameq, ammit |
| Old orthography: | ameĸ, ámit |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 8, 16, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Assibilation (t⇒s) |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Right sandhi:
The true /i/ can cause assibilation of a following /t/.
For example, Oqaatsit N{tuq}V }} gives the example amersorpoq, 'he eats (fish) skin' for the affix N{tuq}V.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | m⇒mm |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms |
| New orthography |
ammi |
ami |
ameq, ammip, ammit, |
| Old orthography |
ámi |
ami |
ameĸ, ámip, ámit, |
| Phonemic orthography |
ammi |
ami |
amiq, ammip, ammit, |
Meanings and examples