Details
General
| Morphemic form: | V{niaq}N |
| New orthography: | +niaq |
| Old orthography: | -niaĸ |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 16, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Variants: | V{niaq}V |
| Left sandhi: | Default |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a nominal variant of V{niaq}V, meaning 'one who tries/strives to Vb'. Hence, it is semantically equivalent to the combination V{niaq}V + V{ðuq}N. It may not be very productive in use, but it does appear in some combinations.
It seems to be mostly used to express 'hunt for' in combination with the non-productive affix N{(t)}V, 'catch N', see N{(t)niaq}N; or in combination with N{-iq}V in the sense of 'sell N', to express 'a seller of N', see N{-iqniaq}N.
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 | +nia | +nia | +niaq, +niap, +niat, |
| Phonemic orthography | nia | nia | niaq, niap, niat, |
Meanings and examples
Primarily in combination with N{(t)}V and N{-iq}V. See the combinations N{(t)niaq}N and N{-iqniaq}N for examples.