Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {ujaluq}N |
| New orthography: | ujaloq, ujalu, ujallut |
| Old orthography: | ujaloĸ, ujalo, ujatdlut |
| Sources: | [10, 14, 5, 13, 16] |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating,
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| Stem type(s): |
Weak q-stem,
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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 [10], a derived meaning is also 'strength', similar to {nukək}N.
In older dictionaries [10, 13, 14], there is also a vowel-stem variant, ujalu, but this form is not used in the newer Oqaatsit dictionary [16], 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
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| Phonemic orthography | ujallu | ujalu |
ujaluq
ujallup
ujallut
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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
[10]
Literally: '(it is as if) he has no sinews'.