Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{kkuluk}N |
| New orthography: | -kkuluk |
| Old orthography: | '-kuluk |
| Sources: | [13, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Variants: | N{-kuluk}N |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | Regular k-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a non-productive variant form of the affix N{-kuluk}N. According to both Kleinschmidt [13] and Schultz-Lorentzen [16], it is primarily (if not only) used following N{ŋŋuaq}N, where it denotes pity, i.e. 'poor, pitiful N'. We record this combination separately, see N{ŋŋuakkuluk}N.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Regular k-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | -kkuluk | -kkulu | -kkuluk, -kkuluup, -kkuluit, |
| Phonemic orthography | kkuluk | kkulu | kkuluk, kkuluup, kkuluit, |
Meanings and examples
Primarily, if not only, when following N{ŋŋuaq}N, see the combination N{ŋŋuakkuluk}N for examples.