Details

General

Morphemic form: {aqlaq}N
New orthography: arlaq, arlaat
Old orthography: ardlaĸ
Combinations: Click here
See also: {ila}N,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this base is 'the other (of Possessor)' or 'one (of Possessor) but not the other', so it denotes a choice between two parts. It is a partitive stem, like {ila}N, but one way to construe the difference is to think of {ila}N as denoting the part that is selected (from a larger whole), whereas {aqlaq}N denotes the other part; i.e. the part that was deselected.

Consider two boats with people in them. Kleinschmidt (1871) gives the following contrasting examples to illustrate the difference:

Both examples here are with the absolutive 1pl/pl ending N{-vut}, 'our Ns'. He also gives another example:

Both examples here use ornippaa, 'he approaches him' with the 3sg/sg optative mood ending V{liuk}, 'let him Vb it'. According to Kleinschmidt: "Both must be translated as 'let one of you go to him', but the difference is that in the former sentence, the emphasis is on one (and not the others); whereas in the latter sentence [the emphasis is on] of you."


Inflection

Declension pattern
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Default/none

Notes on declension:

This stem is almost always only used with possessive endings. Thus, we do not give a full declension pattern.


Meanings and examples

  • kina arlaat aallassava?, who of them shall travel?
    [4]

    Emphasising that the others are not going to travel.

  • kia arlaata pissavaa?, who of them shall have it?
    [4]

    Emphasising that the others shall not have it.


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