Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {qipuraq}N |
| New orthography: | qiporaq, qipoqqat |
| Old orthography: | ĸiporaĸ, ĸiporĸat |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 8, 16, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| See also: | {qipəruq}N |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This stem denotes a furrow on the belly of a baleen whale; in particular the humpback whale, qipoqqaq. According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [21], both this stem and qipoqqaq derive from a verbal base {qipuk-}, 'to scratch'. See also the related stem {qipəruq}N, which more generally refers to a grove or furrow in some material.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | r⇒qq |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | qipoqqa | qipora | qiporaq, qipoqqap, qipoqqat, |
| Old orthography | ĸiporĸa | ĸipora | ĸiporaĸ, ĸiporĸap, ĸiporĸat, |
| Phonemic orthography | qipurra | qipura | qipuraq, qipurrap, qipurrat, |
Meanings and examples
In particular the humpback whale, qipoqqaq.