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General

Morphemic form: {niaquq}N
New orthography: niaqoq, niaqqut
Old orthography: niaĸoĸ, niarĸut
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Geminating, p-declined, q⇒qq
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'head' (of a person or animal). According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], it can also denote 'the dot over the i', but the later dictionary Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97] does not list this meaning.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: q-stem
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Geminating, p-declined, q⇒qq
Sources: [JP67]

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography niaqqu niaqu niaqoq, niaqqup, niaqqut, niaqqi
Old orthography niarĸu niaĸu niaĸoĸ, niarĸup, niarĸut, niarĸe
New orthography niaqqu niaqu niaquq, niaqqup, niaqqut, niaqqi

Notes on inflection:

The stem inflects as a weak q-stem with p-declension. Furthermore, it has a rare type of gemination, /q/ ⇒ /qq/. Note also the special, archaic absolutive 4sg/sg possessive form, niaqqi, with N{'-i}.


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