Details

General

Morphemic form: {kalaaliq}N
New orthography: kalaaleq, kalaallit
Old orthography: kalâleĸ, kalâtdlit
Sources: [SK71], [CWSL51], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none, Assibilation (t⇒s)
Inflection sandhi: Geminating
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Right sandhi:

Assibilation is especially seen in combination with the equative ending N{tut}, which yields kalaallisut (with regular gemination of /l/ ⇒ /ll/). This is also the name of the language Greenlandic.


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 kalaalli kalaali kalaaleq, kalaallip, kalaallit,
Old orthography kalâtdli kalâli kalâleĸ, kalâtdlip, kalâtdlit,
Phonemic orthography kalaalli kalaali kalaaliq, kalaallip, kalaallit,


Meanings and examples

I.e. a member of the tribe of the Kalaallit; the group of Inuit who have settled in Greenland.


References