Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {uviluq}N |
| New orthography: | uiloq, uillut |
| Old orthography: | uiloĸ, uitdlut |
| Sources: | [10, 14, 13, 16] |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
|
| Inflection sandhi: | Geminating,
|
| Stem type: | Weak q-stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
The meaning of this stem is 'mussel' or 'clam'. According to Kleinschmidt [10], it can be used to refer either to the animal itself, or to the shell.
Inflection
Declension pattern:
| Declension type: | p-declined |
| Declension sandhi: | Geminating |
| Gemination type: | l⇒ll |
| Stem before consonant | Stem before vowel | Notable forms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New orthography | uillu | uilu |
uiloq
uillup
uillut
|
| Old orthography | uitdlu | uilu |
uiloĸ
uitdlup
uitdlut
|
| Phonemic orthography | uvillu | uvilu |
uviluq
uvillup
uvillut
|
Meanings and examples
It can denote either the animal itself or the shell.