Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {kalaaliq}N |
| New orthography: | kalaaleq, kalaallit |
| Old orthography: | kalâleĸ, kalâtdlit |
| Sources: | [10, 5, 13, 16] |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
Assibilation (t⇒s),
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| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating,
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| Stem type(s): |
Weak q-stem,
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Description and behaviour
Right sandhi:
Assibilation is especially seen in combination with the equative ending N{tut}, which yields kalaallisut (with regular gemination of /l/ ⇒ /ll/). This is also the name of the language Greenlandic.
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 | kalaalli | kalaali |
kalaaleq
kalaallip
kalaallit
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| Old orthography | kalâtdli | kalâli |
kalâleĸ
kalâtdlip
kalâtdlit
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| Phonemic orthography | kalaalli | kalaali |
kalaaliq
kalaallip
kalaallit
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Meanings and examples
I.e. a member of the tribe of the Kalaallit; the group of Inuit who have settled in Greenland.