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General

Morphemic form: {mamək}N
New orthography: mamik, maminga
Old orthography: mamik, maminga
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL51], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Strong stem, Weakening, up-declined
Stem type: k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'underside (of Possessor)'. According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], it is often used in a more specialised sense, especially 'flesh-side of skin' (which is also the original meaning), referring to the fleshy/blubbery side of the skin, as opposed to the side with hair. However, it may also be used for other forms of undersides, for example: 'underside of thick clothes', 'dirt-side of grass turf' and similar.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: k-stem
Inflection sandhi: Strong stem, Weakening, up-declined
Sources: [JP67], [CWSL51]

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography mamik maming mamik, mamingup, mamingit
Old orthography mamik maming mamik, mamingup, mamingit
Phonemic orthography mamək maməŋ mamək, maməŋup, maməŋit

Notes on inflection:

The stem inflects as a strong k-stem with up-declension and weakening of /k/ to /ŋ/.


Meanings and examples


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