Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{tcialak}N |
| New orthography: | -tsialak |
| Old orthography: | -tsialak |
| Sources: | [19, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| See also: | N{tciaq}N |
| Left sandhi: | Default |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type(s): | Regular k-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this affix is 'a nice N', or 'good N' or similar. The first part of this morpheme is N{ttiaq}N, but the source of the second part is unknown. The Comparative Eskimo Dictionary does not mention it. Hence, we do not record this morpheme as a combination.
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 | -tsialak | -tsiala | -tsialak, -tsialaap, -tsialaat, |
| Phonemic orthography | tcialak | tciala | tcialak, tcialaup, tcialait, |
Meanings and examples
Or 'good', 'pretty' etc.
- pitsialak, a pretty thing
[16]
From the dummy stem {pi}N, giving the meaning of the affix itself.
- niviarsiatsialak, a pretty girl
[16]
From niviarsiaq, 'girl'.
- silatsialak, good weather
[16]
- atuarfitsialak, the good school
This is the name of a policy for the school system in Greenland