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General

Morphemic form: {katləq}N
New orthography: kalleq, kallerit
Old orthography: kagdleĸ, kagdlerit
Sources: [MFSJLK10]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Weakening
Stem type(s): Strong q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'thunder'. Note that it is spelt kagdleĸ in the old orthography, but this /g/ appears to be spurious. According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], it derives from a stem {katluɣ}, thus indicating that the assimilated consonant is a /t/, not a /g/. The final /əq/ is due to a back-formation from the verbal form, kallerpoq, i.e. /katləʀ/. It is not explained how this verbal form is derived from {katluɣ}, but it may be from some /VC/-deleting affix {ləʀ-} or {ɬəʀ-}, although which is unclear.


Inflection sandhi:

This stem inflects as a strong q-stem with up-declension and weakening of /q/ ⇒ /r/ before vowel-initial endings.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Strong q-stem
Declension type: up-declined
Declension sandhi: Weakening

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography kaller kaller kalleq, kallerup, kallerit,
Old orthography kagdler kagdler kagdleĸ, kagdlerup, kagdlerit,
Phonemic orthography katləq katlər katləq, katlərup, katlərit,


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