Details

General

Morphemic form: {tarajuq}N
New orthography: tarajoq, taratsut
Old orthography: tarajoĸ, taratsut
Sources: [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL51], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Geminating
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This stem denotes 'salt(water)'. In plural, it denotes 'grains of salt', i.e. table salt.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak q-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: j⇒tc

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography taratsu taraju tarajoq, taratsup, taratsut,
Old orthography taratsu taraju tarajoĸ, taratsup, taratsut,
Phonemic orthography taratsu taraju tarajuq, tarajjup, tarajjut,


Meanings and examples

And in plural: 'table salt'.


References