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General

Morphemic form: {atuvaqvik}N
New orthography: atuarfik, atuarfiit
Old orthography: atuarfik, atuarfît
Sources: [SK71], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: {atuvaq}V + V{(v)vik}N
Right sandhi: Assibilation (t⇒s)
Inflection sandhi: Regular stem, Default/none, up-declined
Stem type: k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a straightforward combination of {atuvaq}V + V{(v)vik}N, with the former here being used in the sense of 'go to school'. Thus, the literal meaning is 'place where one goes to school', which is used to express (children's) 'school', i.e. 1st to 10th grade.


Meanings and examples

For children, i.e. 1st to 10th grade.


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