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General

Morphemic form: {qavsiq}N
New orthography: qassit
Old orthography: ĸavsit
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Default/none, p-declined
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This stem is used to inquire about a quantity: It can be translated as 'how many?' It may also be used adverbially, in the instrumental case as a verb modifier, to denote 'how many times?'

When using this stem, the assumption is always a number greater than one, and the stem is therefore always only used in plural. Kleinschmidt [SK71] record this as a q-stem, ĸavseĸ, but in Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97], it is only listed in plural, which thus does not show the final consonant.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

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

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography qassi qassi -, -, qassit
Old orthography ĸavsi ĸavsi -, -, ĸavsit
Phonemic orthography qavsi qavsi -, -, qavsit

Notes on inflection:

The stem is only used in plural, so we do not record singular forms. It inflects as a weak q-stem with p-declension, although this is only seen in the plural form.


Meanings and examples

Or, adverbially, in the instrumental case: 'how many times?'.


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