Details

General


Morphemic form: {nauləgaq}N (Combinations)
New orthography: naaligaq
Proto-eskimoic root: naʀuɬəkaʀ, naʀuɬəɣ-
Constituents: {naulək}V + V{-ðaq}N
Morpheme type: Noun base
Right sandhi: None

Description


Form and usage:

This stem is an old, non-standard (lexicalised) combination of {naʀuɬəɣ} and the passive participle {kaʀ}, similar to some other old ɣ-final stems (e.g. allagaq, naalagaq).


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 naaligaq naalikkap naalikkat naalikkamut naaligaa
Phonemic notation nauləgaq nauləggap nauləggat nauləggamut nauləgaa

Meaning(s)


Meaning Notes
spear
javelin
toy harpoon