Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-giik}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -giit, -riit |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | ɣiik, ɣiit |
| Variants: |
N{-giik}V
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| Morpheme type: | Nominal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Fusional (sandhi truncative, except on q-stems) |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
This affix may be related to the verbal possessive affix N{-gə}V. The /ik/ seems to be an old dual marker, which suggests that the affix (at least previously) also could be used in the form -giik, corresponding to the dual number. For example, Schultz-Lorentzen (1958) mentions the examples ernerîk, 'father and son' and panigîk, 'mother and daughter', besides their plural forms (ernerît, panigît). N{-giik}N has a verbal variant, N{-giik}V. Both forms are commonly combined with V{-qatə}N and N{-qatə}N to express 'Vb together with' or 'to be N together' (have each other as fellow N).
Declension information
| Stem type: | Regular k-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Regular |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms |
| New orthography |
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-giit |
-giimmut |
-giia |
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| Phonemic notation |
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-giit |
-giikmut |
-giia |
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Notes on declension:
The meaning of this affix is inherently plural, so it requires a plural ending, e.g. -giit.
Meaning(s)
| Meaning |
Notes |
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| mutual Ns |
referring to a group. |
Examples |