Qaqet has suffixes that mark different noun classes (see “Learning Nouns”). These suffixes sometimes change their form based on the makeup of the root.
Here are the rules:
When a voiceless plosive (p, t, or k) appears in at the boundary of the root and the suffix, it is:
- Lenited (turned into a voiced fricative/tap) between vowels, becoming <v>, <r>, or <q> respectively. Click here for our practical orthography.
- Voiced (goes from a voiceless to a voiced consonant) after a nasal consonant, becoming <b>, <d>, or <g> respectively.
- Simplified (two separate consonants become a single one), when two identical consonants follow each other, going from <t-t> to <t>, for example.
- Left the same, in all other contexts.
When a vowel appears at the boundary of the root and the suffix, it is:
- Simplified, when two identical vowels follow each other, going from <a-a> to <a>, for example.
- Left the same, in all other contexts.
Based on these rules, identify the correct forms of the following examples and write them in the space provided below:
Example 1: baata-ini (avocado-SG.DIM)
Example 2: maikmaik-ka (wild.betelnut-SG.M)
Example 3: unsim-ki (cassowary-SG.F)
Example 4: gurup-ka (rat-SG.M)
Example 5: malasi-iam (malasi.tree-DU.M)
Example 6: srlu-ki (grandchild-SG.F)
Example 7: tavet-im (year-DU.F)
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