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General

Morphemic form: {ulu(j)ak}N
New orthography: uluak, ulussat
Old orthography: uluak, ulússat
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL51], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97], [JP67]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Geminating, Injection
Stem type(s): Weak k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'cheek'.

For unknown reasons, Schultz-Lorentzen records it as a weak q-stem instead in his grammar [CWSL51], i.e. uluaq. However, all dictionaries, including Schultz-Lorentzen [CWSL58], record it as uluak, with a stem-final (weak) /k/. Thus, the q-stem form appears to be a mistake, and we do not record it here.

According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], the reconstructed historical form is {uɬuɣaɣ}, where the final /ɣ/ is reflected as /k/ in the modern-day form. The stem-internal /ɣ/ appears to have dropped at some point, but a reflex of it appears during inflection, where it geminates to [ss]. Thus, we write this unwritten consonant as (j).


Inflection sandhi:

The stem has gemination of an unwritten consonant between /ua/. In the form recorded here, we indicate this unwritten consonant as (j).


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak k-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: j⇒cc

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography ulussa ulua uluak, ulussap, ulussat
Old orthography ulússa ulua uluak, ulússap, ulússat
Phonemic orthography ulujja ulua uluak, ulujjap, ulujjat

Notes on declension:

This is the inflection with gemination.


Meanings and examples

And with a possessive ending e.g. uluai, 'his cheeks'.


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