Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {naalagaq}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | naalagaq, naalakki |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | |
| Constituents: |
{naalak}V + V{-ðaq}N
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| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
A non-standard (lexicalised) combination of {naalak}V 'obey' and passive participle V{-ðaq}N.
Declension information
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Gemination |
| Gemination type: | /g/ => /kk/ |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms |
| New orthography |
naalagaq |
naalakkap |
naalakkat |
naalakkamut |
naalagaa |
naalakki (ABS.4sg/sg) |
| Phonemic notation |
naalagaq |
naalaggap |
naalaggat |
naalaggamut |
naalagaa |
naalaggi (ABS.4sg/sg) |
Notes on declension:
Note special absolutive 4p.sg/sg naalakki.
Meaning(s)
| Meaning |
Notes |
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| master |
Literally: 'one who is obeyed'. The word was also previously used for the Danish official administrator for Greenland (Landsfoged). It can even still be heard used for a school's Principal. |
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| The Lord (God) |
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