Details

General

Morphemic form: N{-ralaaq}N
New orthography: -ralaaq
Old orthography: -ralâĸ
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: N{-ralak}N + N{-aq}N
Left sandhi: Truncative
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This combination is described in Kleinschmidt, Schultz-Lorentzen and Ordbogeeraq [SK71], [CWSL58], [JP67], but not in Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97]. It appears to only be used in the old sense of N{-ralak}N, namely 'small N'.


Inflection sandhi:

Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, N{-aq}N. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

  • immaralaralaralaannguaq, a tiny, tiny, tiny bit [SK71]

    Cf. immannguaq, 'a little bit'.


References