Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {qau}V |
| New orthography: | qaavoq |
| Old orthography: | qauvoĸ |
| Sources: | [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this stem is 'it is (become) day'.
Given this meaning, the stem is only used with intransitive 3sg or 4sg endings, and without an explicit Subject.
Inflection
Inflection pattern:
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
Meanings and examples
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Tags
References
- [MFSJLK10] Michael Fortescue, Steven Jacobson, Lawrence Kaplan (2010): Comparative Eskimo Dictionary (2ED).
- [SK71] Samuel Kleinschmidt (1871): Den grønlandske Ordbog.
- [CWSL58] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [JP67] Jonathan Petersen (1967): Ordbogêraĸ.
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.