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Morphemic form: {najak}N
New orthography: najak, najaat
Old orthography: najak, najait
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL51], [CWSL58], [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 'little sister (to a male)'. Thus, if someone refers to a female as najaga, 'my little sister', it implies that the speaker is a man. For 'younger sibling of the same gender' (i.e. 'little sister to a female' or 'little brother to a male') see {nukaq}N.


Inflection sandhi:

The stem inflects like a regular k-stem with up-declension. However, note the variant absolutive possessive 4sg/sg form /nainni/, with the ending N{'-i} which causes /VC/ drop and compensatory gemination (or perhaps rather interpolation/ of /j/ ⇒ /inn/, similar to the gemination pattern of {qajaq}N. This form is amongst other places documented in Kleinschmidt [SK71] and Schultz-Lorentzen [CWSL51].


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 najak naja najak, najaap, najaat, naanni
Old orthography najak naja najak, najaup, najait, náine
Phonemic orthography najak naja najak, najaup, najait, nainni

Notes on declension:

The inflection is regular with up-declension, except with the archaic, geminating ABS.4sg/sg ending N{'-i}.


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