Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {ənlijaq}N |
| New orthography: | illiaq, illissat |
| Old orthography: | igdliaĸ, igdlíssat |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 8, 16, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | {ənə}N + N{-lijaq}N |
| Right sandhi: | /aq/ drop |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this stem is 'womb; uterus'. According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [21], it derives from {ənə}N, here seemingly in the old, general meaning of 'space', and the affix {-li(C)aʀ}, cf. N{-lijaq}N. The latter appears to have caused /ə/ to drop, maybe by a process similar to /VC/ drop.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, N{-lijaq}N. See this for details.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | j⇒cc |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | illissa | illia | illiaq, illissap, illissat, |
| Old orthography | igdlíssa | igdlia | igdliaĸ, igdlíssap, igdlíssat, |
| Phonemic orthography | ənlijja | ənlija | ənlijaq, ənlijjap, ənlijjat, |
Meanings and examples