Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {naaluŋijaq}N |
| New orthography: | naalungiaq, naalungissat |
| Old orthography: | nâlungiaĸ, nâlungíssat |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 8, 16, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| See also: | {miiraq}N |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this stem is 'infant'. It is used approximately until a child can walk, after which {miiraq}N is used instead.
Inflection sandhi:
According to Schultz-Lorentzen [8], this stem normally declines with gemination of an unwritten /j/ to [cc]. However, he also mentions that it alternatively may decline without gemination, i.e. as an ordinary weak q-stem.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | j⇒cc |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | naalungissa | naalungia | naalungiaq, naalungissap, naalungissat, |
| Old orthography | nâlungíssa | nâlungia | nâlungiaĸ, nâlungíssap, nâlungíssat, |
| Phonemic orthography | naaluŋijja | naaluŋija | naaluŋijaq, naaluŋijjap, naaluŋijjat, |
Meanings and examples