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General

Morphemic form: {akunnəq}N
New orthography: akunneq, akunnerit, akornganni
Old orthography: akúneĸ, akúnerit
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Irregular, Weakening, Metathesis
Stem type(s): Strong q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This stem denotes the space between something(s). It is often used as a spatial/directional stem with possessive endings (with possessor in plural), to indicate the space or area between possessors.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Strong q-stem
Declension type: up-declined
Declension sandhi: Irregular, Weakening, Metathesis
Metathesis type: Cəq⇒qn or qŋ

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography akunneq akorng akunneq, akunnerup, akunnerit, akornga
New orthography akúneq akorng akúneĸ, akúnerup, akúnerit, akornga
Phonemic orthography akunnəq akuqŋ akunnəq, akunnərup, akunnərit, akuqŋa

Notes on declension:

The stem declines as a strong q-stem with weakening in the unmarked cases (i.e. -up, -it), but with metathesis in the possessive form (with vowel-initial endings). Furthermore, we here have metathesis even though the consonant preceding /ə/ is long /nn/, and this somehow still merges to /qŋ/, which is highly unusual. Thus, the inflection of this stem is highly irregular.


Meanings and examples

  • Umiarsuaq iluliarsuit akorngisigut ingerlavoq, The ship sailed (through the areas) between the great icebergs

    Iluliarsuit is possessor here; the ending on akorngisigut is vialis 3pl/pl.

  • akornanni, between them [SK71]

    With locative 3pl/sg

  • uangalu illillu akunnitsinni, between us (me and thee) [SK71]

    With locative 1pl/sg


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