Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {ujaluq}N |
| New orthography: | ujaloq, ujalu, ujallut |
| Old orthography: | ujaloĸ, ujalo, ujatdlut |
| Sources: | [13, 17, 8, 16, 19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating |
| Stem type(s): | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The basic meaning of this stem is 'sinew', either within a body, or as a thread used for sewing. According to Kleinschmidt [13], a derived meaning is also 'strength', similar to {nukək}N.
In older dictionaries [13, 16, 17], there is also a vowel-stem variant, ujalu, but this form is not used in the newer Oqaatsit dictionary [19], so we do not record that form here.
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 | ujallu | ujalu | ujaloq, ujallup, ujallut, |
| Old orthography | ujatdlu | ujalu | ujaloĸ, ujatdlup, ujatdlut, |
| Phonemic orthography | ujallu | ujalu | ujaluq, ujallup, ujallut, |
Meanings and examples
Within a body
For sewing, made from sinew
This meaning is derived from the meaning 'sinew'.
- taanna ujaloqanngilaq, he has no strength
[13]
Literally: '(it is as if) he has no sinews'.