Q. -ëa² suf. “ordinal suffix” (Category: Affix)

Q. -ëa², suf. “ordinal suffix” (Category: Affix)

References ✧ VT42/25-26

Element In

• Q. attëa “second” ✧ VT42/25
• Q. cantëa “fourth” ✧ VT42/25 (kantea)
• Q. enquëa “sixth” ✧ VT42/25
• Q. lempëa “fifth” ✧ VT42/25; VT42/26
• Q. neldëa “third” ✧ VT42/25
• Q. otsëa “seventh” ✧ VT42/25
• Q. quainëa “tenth” ✧ VT42/25
• Q. toldëa “eighth” ✧ VT42/25
• Q. nertëa “ninth” ✧ VT42/25

Derivations

• < ✶-ya “adjectival suffix” ✧ VT42/25 (-yā)
  • < *-aya < -yā ✧ VT42/25

Phonetic Developments

✶-yā > *-aya > -ea

[-ajā] > [-ea]

✧ VT42/25