Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-ucaaq}N |
| New orthography: | -usaaq, -asaaq, -jusaaq |
| Old orthography: | -ussâĸ |
| Sources: | [19, 17] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Variants: | N{-ucaq}N, V{-ucaq}V, V{-ucaaq}V, N{-ucaaq}V |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is one of a group of affixes, which are all related either by origin or meaning:
- V{-ucaq}V, 'is semi-Vb'bing',
- N{-ucaq}N, 'something resembling N',
- N{-ucaaq}N, 'something resembling N',
- N{-ucaaq}V, 'act like N',
- V{-ucaaq}V, 'keep on Vb'ing'.
According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [21], they derive from two different morphemes, which however presumably are related:
- {ŋ(ŋ)uðaʀ(-)}, which is the source of N{-ucaq}N and N{-ucaaq}N,
- {ŋuðaʀaʀ-}, which is the source of V{-ucaq}V, N{-ucaaq}V, and V{-ucaaq}V.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -usaa | -usaa | -usaaq, -usaap, -usaat, |
| Phonemic orthography | -ucaa | -ucaa | -ucaaq, -ucaap, -ucaat, |
Meanings and examples
Or 'looks like', 'imitates' etc.
- illuusaaq, something that looks like a house
[19]
- nerriviusaaq, something resembling a table
[19]
- seqiniusaaq, something resembling the sun
[19]