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


of human or animal