Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {quŋasiq}N |
| New orthography: | qungaseq, qungatsit |
| Old orthography: | ĸungaseĸ, ĸungatsit |
| 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:
The meaning of this stem is 'neck' or 'throat'; according to Schultz-Lorentzen [16] also 'shirt collar'.
According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [21], the historical reconstructed form is {quŋəʀ}. Asl kleinschmidt [13] speculates, there seems to be a second morpheme at the end, adding the /asiq/, but it is not explained with this morpheme is.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | s⇒tc |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | qungatsi | qungasi | qungaseq, qungatsip, qungatsit, |
| Old orthography | ĸungatsi | ĸungasi | ĸungaseĸ, ĸungatsip, ĸungatsit, |
| Phonemic orthography | quŋatci | quŋasi | quŋasiq, quŋatcip, quŋatcit, |
Meanings and examples