Details
General
| Morphemic form: | +{l(l)ir}N |
| Phonemic orthography: | l(l)iʀ |
| Sources: | [MFSJLK10] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Stem type: | Uvular stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
According to [MFSJLK10], the meaning of this affix is: 'something' or 'someone in a particular direction' or 'position'. In some daughter languages, the /l(l)/ is not geminated in some construction. The authors suggest that the geminated form could contain +{nər}N. There is also the related form +{qlir}N, which they believe contains +{qar}N.
Meanings and examples
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References
- [MFSJLK10] Michael Fortescue, Steven Jacobson, Lawrence Kaplan (2010): Comparative Eskimo Dictionary (2ED).