Details
General
| Morphemic form: | +{giiq}V |
| Phonemic orthography: | ɣiiq- |
| Sources: | [MFSJLK10] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | +{ki}V + +{ŋir}V |
| Stem type: | q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
According to [MFSJLK10], the meaning of this morpheme is/was 'already'. The authors suggest it may be from a combination of +{ki}V + +{ŋir}V, i.e. something like 'not in the future', with a loss of /ŋ/.
Meanings and examples
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References
- [MFSJLK10] Michael Fortescue, Steven Jacobson, Lawrence Kaplan (2010): Comparative Eskimo Dictionary (2ED).