Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-kuq}N
New orthography: -koq, -ku
Old orthography: -koĸ, -ku
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Ancestor(s): +{k(k)ur}N (PE)
Left sandhi: Truncative
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Default/none, p-declined
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'remains of N'. As with several other weak q-stems, this affix may also appear as -ku in absolutive singular with some speakers, i.e. as a vowel stem. However, the official form in the Oqaatsit dictionary [CBBJRPIKJR97] is -koq.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: q-stem
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Default/none, p-declined

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography -ku -ku -koq, -kup, -kut
Phonemic orthography -ku -ku -kuq, -kup, -kut


Meanings and examples

Usually with a sense of something old/discarded from the past.

Tags:

  • illukoq, a ruin

    From illu, 'house', literally 'remains of a house'.

  • atikoq, a name inherited from someone who has died

    From ateq, 'name', literally 'remains of a name'.


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References