"-ak" meaning in Unami

See -ak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology templates: {{cog|alg-pro|*-aki}} Proto-Algonquian *-aki Head templates: {{head|unm|suffix|g=an-p}} -ak anim pl
  1. Forms plural animate subjects (or objects if agentive/inversive suffixes precede it) of verbs. Tags: morpheme, plural
    Sense id: en--ak-unm-suffix-JJRF6c~w Categories (other): Unami pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Unami pluralia tantum: 61 39
  2. Forms plurals of animate nouns. Tags: morpheme, plural
    Sense id: en--ak-unm-suffix-oZYzCPNZ Categories (other): Unami entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Unami entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -aok (english: rebracketing of -a (directive suffix) -w (3rd-person suffix) and -ak; [to] them), -yòk (english: rebracketing with -w)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "rebracketing of -a (directive suffix) -w (3rd-person suffix) and -ak; [to] them",
      "translation": "rebracketing of -a (directive suffix) -w (3rd-person suffix) and -ak; [to] them",
      "word": "-aok"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "rebracketing with -w",
      "translation": "rebracketing with -w",
      "word": "-yòk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "alg-pro",
        "2": "*-aki"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *-aki",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "an-p"
      },
      "expansion": "-ak anim pl",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Unami",
  "lang_code": "unm",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "61 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Unami pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "k- (“you”, second-person object prefix) + wëwah- (“to know”, verb root) + -a (directive suffix) + -w (“him/her”, third-person singular suffix) + -ak → kuwahaok (“you know them”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms plural animate subjects (or objects if agentive/inversive suffixes precede it) of verbs."
      ],
      "id": "en--ak-unm-suffix-JJRF6c~w",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Unami entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "chulëns (“bird”) + -àk + -ak → chulënsàk (“birds”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms plurals of animate nouns."
      ],
      "id": "en--ak-unm-suffix-oZYzCPNZ",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ak"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Unami animate suffixes",
    "Unami entries with incorrect language header",
    "Unami lemmas",
    "Unami pluralia tantum",
    "Unami suffixes"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "rebracketing of -a (directive suffix) -w (3rd-person suffix) and -ak; [to] them",
      "translation": "rebracketing of -a (directive suffix) -w (3rd-person suffix) and -ak; [to] them",
      "word": "-aok"
    },
    {
      "english": "rebracketing with -w",
      "translation": "rebracketing with -w",
      "word": "-yòk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "alg-pro",
        "2": "*-aki"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Algonquian *-aki",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unm",
        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "an-p"
      },
      "expansion": "-ak anim pl",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Unami",
  "lang_code": "unm",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "k- (“you”, second-person object prefix) + wëwah- (“to know”, verb root) + -a (directive suffix) + -w (“him/her”, third-person singular suffix) + -ak → kuwahaok (“you know them”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms plural animate subjects (or objects if agentive/inversive suffixes precede it) of verbs."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "chulëns (“bird”) + -àk + -ak → chulënsàk (“birds”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms plurals of animate nouns."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ak"
}

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