Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {najak}N |
| New orthography: | najak, najaat |
| Old orthography: | najak, najait |
| Sources: | [22] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | Regular k-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this stem is 'little sister (to a male)'. Thus, if someone refers to a female as najaga, 'my little sister', it implies that the speaker is a man. For 'younger sibling of the same gender' (i.e. 'little sister to a female' or 'little brother to a male') see {nukaq}N.
Inflection sandhi:
The stem inflects like a regular k-stem with up-declension. However, note the variant absolutive possessive 4sg/sg form /nainni/, with the ending N{'-i} which causes /VC/ drop and compensatory gemination (or perhaps rather interpolation/ of /j/ ⇒ /inn/, similar to the gemination pattern of {qajaq}N. This form is amongst other places documented in Kleinschmidt [14] and Schultz-Lorentzen [8].
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Regular k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | najak | naja | najak, najaap, najaat, naanni, |
| Old orthography | najak | naja | najak, najaup, najait, náine, |
| Phonemic orthography | najak | naja | najak, najaup, najait, nainni, |
Notes on declension:
The inflection is regular with up-declension, except with the archaic, geminating ABS.4sg/sg ending N{'-i}.
Meanings and examples