Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {kalaaliq}N |
| New orthography: | kalaaleq, kalaallit, kalaallisut |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | kalaaliq |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | Assibilation |
Description
Form:
Loan-word from old norse skræling according to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary. The /l/ geminates, and the /i/ may assibilate a following /t/ to /s/.
Noun stem
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Gemination |
| Gemination type: | /l/ => /ll/ |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | kalaaleq | kalaallip | kalaallit | kalaallimut | kalaalia | |
| Phonemic notation | kalaaliq | kalaallip | kalaallit | kalaallimut | kalaalia |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Greenlander | ||
| Greenlandic | When used with equalis case ending N{tut}, i.e. kalaallisut. |