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General

Morphemic form: N{paaq}N
New orthography: +paaq, -rpaaq
Old orthography: -pâĸ
Sources: [9, 11]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{pak}N, N{-aq}N,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
/aq/ drop,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This morpheme is apparently built from the morphemes {vaɣ(-)} and {aʀ}, i.e. N{pak}N and N{-aq}N. It is rarely used productively, except in combination with the superlative affixes V{nəq}N and N{(l)liq}N (superlative with directional stems). We record these combinations separately, so see V{nəqpaaq}N and N{(l)liqpaaq}N for examples.

Besides the above, Kleinschmidt [9] mentions a few examples, where this affix is used synonymously with N{pak}N, i.e. meaning 'the outermost layer of N'. This usage is likely not productive nowadays, but it may be seen in a few lexicalised constructions.


Right sandhi:

Note: unlike the combination V{nəqcaq}N, this affix is never used with possessive endings. However, it may be verbalised with N{-u}V, which causes the final /aq/ to drop. Alternatively, these derivations may be viewed as directly from combination with N{pak}N instead.


Meanings and examples

I.e. emphasis of the superlative meaning of V{nəq}N and N{(l)liq}N. See the combinations V{nəqpaaq}N and N{(l)liqpaaq}N for examples.

  • qalipaaq, a type of outer garment worn over other clothes; caribou-skin jacket; a piece of embroidered white linen worn above the short women's boots [9]

    Compare qalipak, which also denotes an outer shell or some other type of covering, including mosses growing over rocks.

  • kamippaaq, outer boot [9]

    From kamik, 'boot'.


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