Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {qajaq}N |
| New orthography: | qajaq, qaannat |
| Old orthography: | ĸajaĸ, ĸáinat |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 8, 16, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This stem denotes 'kayak', i.e. the traditional man's boat in inuit culture. The stem can either refer to the vessel itself, or to a kayak with a man in it.
Inflection sandhi:
This stem has a rare form of gemination (or maybe rather 'interpolation'), where /j/ is replaced by /inn/ in the geminated stem. This phenomenon can also be seen in {najak}N and seemingly nowhere else. Note also special absolutive 4sg/sg possessive form qainni 'his (own) kayak' with N{'-i}, causing the same special gemination of /j/.
The geminated stem also appears in certain (lexicalised) combinations with replacive affixes, notably qaannivik 'kayak scaffold' with N{-livik}N, and qaanniorpoq 'he makes a kayak' with N{-liuq}V.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | j⇒inn |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | qaanna | qaja | qajaq, qaannap, qaannat, qaanni, |
| Old orthography | ĸáina | ĸaja | ĸajaĸ, ĸáinap, ĸáinat, ĸáine, |
| Phonemic orthography | qainn | qaja | qajaq, qainnap, qainnat, qainni, |
Notes on declension:
In the phonological inflection, we record the 'geminated' form of /j/ as /inn/, rather than as /jj/, since this seems to be an interpolated segment of other phonemes, rather than ordinary gemination.
Meanings and examples
Either the vessel itself, or a kayak with a man in it.