Details

General


Morphemic form: {ailaq}N
New orthography: aalaq, aallat
Old orthography: ailaĸ, aitdlat
Sources: [13, 17, 8, 16, 19]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Geminating
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour


Inflection


Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak q-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: l⇒ll

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography aalla aala aalaq, aallap, aallat,
New orthography aitdla aitdla ailaq, aitdlap, aitdlat,
Phonemic orthography ailla aila ailaq, aillap, aillat,


Meanings and examples


On the body. Kleinschmidt [13] mentions this alternative meaning, but it is not listed in the newer Oqaatsit [19] dictionary, so it is possibly not used in this sense nowadays.