Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {aŋlagaq}N |
| New orthography: | allagaq, allakkat |
| Old orthography: | agdlagaĸ, agdlagkat |
| Sources: | [19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | {aŋlak}V + V{-ðaq}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 'letter/mail'. In older usage it would only be used in plural, even when referring to a single letter, but in modern usage it can also be singular.
This is the passive participle form of {aŋlak}V, 'write'. Note that this combination is lexicalised, and non-standardly formed by the modern-day rules, since V{-ðaq}N has attached to the final consonant of the stem, here becoming /g/, rather than removing it. This seems to be more common with old combinations.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{-ðaq}N. See this for details.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | g⇒kk |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | allakka | allaga | allagaq, allakkap, allakkat, |
| Phonemic orthography | aŋlagga | aŋlaga | aŋlagaq, aŋlaggap, aŋlaggat, |
Meanings and examples
In older texts always in plural.