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General

Morphemic form: {aqvak}N
New orthography: arfak, arfaat
Old orthography: arfak, arfait
Sources: [JP67], [Uwn], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type(s): Regular k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'edge of the hand'. It is normally recorded as a k-stem nowadays, but for some reason, it is listed as a q-stem in some older dictionaries, such as Schultz-Lorentzen [CWSL58], who writes it as arfaĸ. However, according to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], it derives from a morpheme {aʀvaɣ}, so the k-stem form does indeed seem to be the original.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Regular k-stem
Declension type: up-declined
Declension sandhi: Default/none

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography arfak arfa arfak, arfaap, arfaat,
Phonemic orthography aqvak aqva aqvak, aqvaup, aqvait,


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