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General

Morphemic form: {naksiraq}N
New orthography: nasseraq, nasseqqat
Old orthography: nagseraĸ, nagserĸat
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL51], [CWSL58]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Geminating
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This stem denotes 'a target' used in archery practice. Kleinschmidt [SK71] explains: "a target which is shot at with a bow and arrow (and of which one always sets up two, an arrow-shot apart, such that one always shoots from one target to another)."

The stem is listed in the older dictionaries [SK71], [CWSL58], [JP67], but not in Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97] or newer dictionaries, suggesting that it perhaps is not commonly used nowadays.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak q-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: r⇒qq

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography nasseqqa nassera nasseraq, nasseqqap, nasseqqat,
Old orthography nagserĸa nagsera nagseraĸ, nagserĸap, nagserĸat,
Phonemic orthography naksirra naksira naksiraq, naksirrap, naksirrat,


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