Details

General

Morphemic form: {akək}N
New orthography: akik, akinga
Old orthography: akik, akinga
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL51]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Weakening
Stem type(s): Strong k-stem

Description and behaviour

Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Strong k-stem
Declension type: up-declined
Declension sandhi: Weakening

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography akik aking akik, akingup, akingit,
Phonemic orthography akək akəŋ akik, akəŋup, akəŋit,

Notes on declension:

According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], Ordbogeeraq [JP67] and Schultz-Lorentzen's grammar [CWSL51], this stem declines with weakening (nasalation) of /k/. Presumably it is therefore up-declined, although these sources do not mention it.


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