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Morphemic form: {mikcək}N
New orthography: missik, missinga
Old orthography: migssik, migssinga
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
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Variants: {mikcə}N
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Strong stem, Weakening, up-declined
Stem type: k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], the meaning of this stem is: 'line between Possessor and one self', i.e. something in line with the speaker. However, it is commonly used to express 'approximate(ly) Possessor', for example 'it is approximately 3 o'clock'. Note also the variant form {mikcə}N with the same meaning.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: k-stem
Inflection sandhi: Strong stem, Weakening, up-declined
Sources: [SK71], [JP67]

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography missik missing missik, missingup, missingit
Old orthography migssik migssing migssik, migssingup, migssingit
Phonemic orthography mikcək mikcəŋ mikcək, mikcəŋup, mikcəŋit

Notes on inflection:

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


Meanings and examples

This is an older meaning, that does not seem to be used nowadays.

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  • asammani missinganik pii isumagai, because he1 loves him2, he2 takes care of his1 things in relation to that [SK71]

This is the meaning nowadays, according to [CBBJRPIKJR97].

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