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General

Morphemic form: {nuliaq}N
New orthography: nuliaq, nulia, nulii
Old orthography: nuliaĸ, nulia, nulê
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: /aq/ drop
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'wife'. According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], it may also be used of the female part of an animal couple.


Right sandhi:


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak q-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Default/none

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography nulia nuli nuliaq, nuliap, nuliat, nulii/nuliani
Old orthography nulia nuli nuliaĸ, nuliap, nuliat, nulê/nuliane
Phonemic orthography nulia nuli nuliaq, nuliap, nuliat, nulii/nuliani

Notes on declension:

According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], the historical form of this stem is {nuliʀ(aʀ)}, with the parenthetical (aʀ) segment indicating that this part may not always be present. In particular, it drops before vowel-initial endings, especially N{-a} and the archaic absolutive 4sg/sg ending N{'-i}. Note that the latter, which is normally geminating, does not cause gemination with this stem: thus nulii, or alternatively nuliani.


Meanings and examples

Also with animals, referring to the female of a couple.


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