Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {ulək}N |
| New orthography: | ulik |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | uliɣ(-) |
| Morpheme type: | Noun base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form:
This stem declines with weakening of /k/, according to Schultz-Lorentzen (1951), even though the final vowel is historically an /i/, and not a /ə/, according to the CED. I have therefore decided to record this stem as /ulək/, rather than /ulik/.
Noun stem
| Stem type: | Strong k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Weakening |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | ulik | ulingup | ulingit | ulimmut | ulinga | |
| Phonemic notation | ulək | uləŋup | uləŋit | uləkmut | uləŋa |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| cover | ||
| bedspread | ||
| blanket | ||
| shawl |