Details

General

Morphemic form: {naaluŋijaq}N
New orthography: naalungiaq, naalungissat
Old orthography: nâlungiaĸ, nâlungíssat
Sources: [MFSJLK10]
Combinations: View list
See also: {miiraq}N
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Geminating, p-declined, j⇒cc
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'infant'. It is used approximately until a child can walk, after which {miiraq}N is used instead.


Inflection sandhi:

According to Schultz-Lorentzen [CWSL51], this stem normally declines with gemination of an unwritten /j/ to [cc]. However, he also mentions that it alternatively may decline without gemination, i.e. as an ordinary weak q-stem.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: q-stem
Inflection sandhi: Weak stem, Geminating, p-declined, j⇒cc
Sources: [JP67], [CWSL51]

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography naalungissa naalungia naalungiaq, naalungissap, naalungissat
Old orthography nâlungíssa nâlungia nâlungiaĸ, nâlungíssap, nâlungíssat
Phonemic orthography naaluŋijja naaluŋija naaluŋijaq, naaluŋijjap, naaluŋijjat


Meanings and examples


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References