Details

General

Morphemic form: {əgləraq}N
New orthography: illeraq, illeqqat
Old orthography: igdleraĸ, igdlerqat
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL51], [CWSL58]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Geminating
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This stem denotes 'krill' or other tiny sea animals eaten by whales. It is described in all the older dictionaries [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], but not in Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97] and newer dictionaries, which may indicate that the word is not used nowadays.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak q-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: r⇒qq

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography illeqqa illera illeraq, illeqqap, illeqqat,
Old orthography igdlerĸa igdlera igdleraĸ, igdlerĸap, igdlerĸat,
Phonemic orthography əglərra əgləra əgləraq, əglərrap, əglərrat,


Meanings and examples


References