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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