Details

General

Morphemic form: {quŋasiq}N
New orthography: qungaseq, qungatsit
Old orthography: ĸungaseĸ, ĸungatsit
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL51], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Geminating
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'neck' or 'throat'; according to Schultz-Lorentzen [CWSL58] also 'shirt collar'.

According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], the historical reconstructed form is {quŋəʀ}. Asl kleinschmidt [SK71] speculates, there seems to be a second morpheme at the end, adding the /asiq/, but it is not explained with this morpheme is.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak q-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: s⇒tc

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography qungatsi qungasi qungaseq, qungatsip, qungatsit,
Old orthography ĸungatsi ĸungasi ĸungaseĸ, ĸungatsip, ĸungatsit,
Phonemic orthography quŋatci quŋasi quŋasiq, quŋatcip, quŋatcit,


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