Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {kalaaliq}N |
| New orthography: | kalaaleq, kalaallit |
| Old orthography: | kalâleĸ, kalâtdlit |
| Sources: | [13, 8, 16, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none, Assibilation (t⇒s) |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
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, |
| Old orthography | kalâtdli | kalâli | kalâleĸ, kalâtdlip, kalâtdlit, |
| Phonemic orthography | kalaalli | kalaali | kalaaliq, kalaallip, kalaallit, |
Meanings and examples
I.e. a member of the tribe of the Kalaallit; the group of Inuit who have settled in Greenland.