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General

Morphemic form: {kijak}N
New orthography: kiak, kiaat
Old orthography: kiak, kiait
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
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Variants: {kijak}V
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Regular stem, Default/none, up-declined
Stem type: k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'heat' or 'warmth' (in the weather). The stem also has a verbal variant, {kijak}V, denoting 'is warm'.

Etymology and form
According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], the historical reconstructed form of this stem is {kiðaɣ(-)}. The /ð/ has disappeared, but a reflex of it seems to reappear when a geminating affix is added to this stem, cf. especially {kiccak}V, so we indicate this here with a /j/. This is never written, since /j/ is not written after [i].


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: k-stem
Inflection sandhi: Regular stem, Default/none, up-declined
Sources: [JP67]

Notes on inflection:

The stem inflects as a regular k-stem with up-declension. As this is entirely regular, we do not record a full inflection paradigm here.


Meanings and examples

Especially: in the air.

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  • kiammit ipilerpunga, I am suffocating from the heat [SK71]

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