Details

General

Morphemic form: {nuna}N
New orthography: nuna, nunat
Old orthography: nuna, nunat
Sources: [MFSJLK10]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none, p-declined
Stem type: Vowel stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The general meaning of this stem is 'land', but with a possessive ending, or one of the affixes N{-qaq}V, N{-gə}V denoting ownership, it can also denote 'abode, dwelling', i.e. 'the land that the owner inhabits'.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: Vowel stem
Inflection sandhi: Default/none, p-declined
Sources: [JP67]

Notes on inflection:

The stem declines like an ordinary vowel stem with p-declension. As this is entirely regular, we do not show the declension pattern.


Meanings and examples

This is the general meaning. Note that it can both denote the physical land (the ground), but also a country.

Instead of a possessive ending, one of the affixes N{-qaq}V, N{-gə}V may also be used.


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