Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-aluk}N (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | -aluit |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | aluk(-) |
| Variants: |
V{-aluk}V
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| Morpheme type: | Nominal modifier |
| Left sandhi: | Sandhi-truncative |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
This is historically a nominal variant of V{-aluk}V, albeit with a somewhat different meaning.
Declension information
| Stem type: | Regular k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Regular |
| ABS.sg | ERG.sg | ERG.pl | ALL.sg | ABS.3sg/sg | Special forms |
| New orthography |
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|
-aluit |
-alummut |
-alua |
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| Phonemic notation |
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|
-aluit |
-alukmut |
-alua |
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Notes on declension:
The meaning of this affix is inherently plural, so it requires a plural ending, e.g. -aluit.
Meaning(s)
| Meaning |
Notes |
|
| group of N |
Or 'several N', seemingly with connotations of 'small' (group). |
Examples |