Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {asaluq}N |
| New orthography: | asaloq, asallut |
| Old orthography: | asaloĸ, asatdlut |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 8, 16] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This stem is not mentioned in the newer dictionary Oqaatsit [19]. However, according to Kleinschmidt [13], it denotes a so-called 'kayak stool', which is a kind of small scaffold in front of the man, on which the harpoon line ({{ mref(kl/base/n/aləq) }}) lies.
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 | asallu | asalu | asaloq, asallup, asallut, |
| Old orthography | asatdlu | asalu | asaloĸ, asatdlup, asatdlut, |
| Phonemic orthography | asallu | asalu | asaluq, asallup, asallut, |
Meanings and examples
A small scaffold in front of the kayak man.