Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {aləq}N |
| New orthography: | aleq, arlit |
| Old orthography: | aleĸ, ardlit |
| Sources: | [13, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Metathesis |
| Stem type(s): | Strong q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Strong q-stem |
| Declension type: | up-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Metathesis |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms |
| New orthography |
aler |
arl |
aleq, arlup, arlit, |
| Phonemic orthography |
aləq |
aql |
aləq, aqlup, aqlit, |
Notes on declension:
The declension with metathesis is recorded both in Kleinschmidt [13] and Schultz-Lorentzen [16, 8].
They mention ardla, '(the man's) harpoon line' and the plural form ardlit.
Meanings and examples