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General

Morphemic form: {iluk}N, {ilu}N
New orthography: ilua, ilummut
Old orthography: ilua, ilungmut
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none, up-declined
Stem type: k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a spatial noun denoting 'the inside of Possessor', opposite in meaning to {sila}N. Kleinschmidt [SK71] adds that it is also commonly used about the part of a fjord that is not visible from the sea/shore.

Note the two forms: the first form, {iluk}N, is used with affixes, whilst the second form, {ilu}N, is used with inflection endings.


Right sandhi:

According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], it is primarily the first form, {iluk}N, that is used.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: k-stem
Inflection sandhi: Default/none, up-declined
Sources: [JP67], [SK71]

Notes on inflection:

When this stem is inflected, it is the second form, {ilu}N, that is used. Thus, this stem is technically a vowel-stem. However, according to Kleinschmidt [SK71], it is only used with possessive endings.

The only exception is, that the first form, {iluk}N, is used in the allative singular in the sense of 'inwards'. Here, we can see that it actually is a regular k-stem: The forms are ilummut in the new orthography, and ilungmut in the old orthography. The assimilated consonant, written 'ng' in the old orthography, reflects this stem-final /k/.


Meanings and examples

Tags: Spatial/positional noun, Space

  • illerfiup ilua, the space inside the coffin [SK71]
  • assaat iluat, the inside of the hand [SK71]
  • nunap ilua, the inside of the earth [SK71]

    I.e. below the ground, below the crust, the earth's core etc.

  • qanerma ilua, the inside of my mouth [SK71]
  • iluga; ilorput, my inside; our inside [SK71]
  • Nuup ilua, the inner part of the Nuuk fjord [SK71]

    I.e., further in than Nuuk.

  • Narsap ilua, the inside of the fjord behind Narsaq [SK71]

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