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General

Morphemic form: {umluq}N
New orthography: ulloq, ullut
Old orthography: uvdloĸ, uvdlut
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'day', or, by extension, 'date'.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

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

Notes on declension:

The stem declines as an ordinary weak q-stem with p-declension. As this is entirely regular, we do not record an inflection pattern.

Sometimes, it appears that the final /q/ is not dropped before some endings in special time constructions, for example ullormut, ullormi beside the regular ullumut, ullumi. It is not clear why this happens, and these should be regarded as lexicalised constructions.


Meanings and examples

I.e. time when it is daylight.

  • ullut tamaasa, daily [SK71]
  • ulloq taanna, on that (aforementioned) day [SK71]

    Alternatively ullormi taassumani according to Kleinschmidt [SK71]. In that variant, the stem-final /q/ is not dropped, but it is not clear why.

  • ulluutillugu, while it is day [SK71]

    With the special 'while' construction of V{tət}V.

  • ulloq suli nungunngilaq, the daylight is not yet gone [SK71]

    Literally: 'has not yet been used up'.

  • ullut inuuffigisakka, my lifetime; the days of my life [SK71]

    Literally: 'the days had as lifetime by me'.

  • ulloqartillugu, as long as/while there are days [SK71]
  • ulloqaleqqaarneranit, from the beginning of time [SK71]

    Literally: 'from when there first began to be days'.

  • ulloq inuuffik, birth date [CBBJRPIKJR97]
  • ulloq katiffik, wedding day; wedding date [CBBJRPIKJR97]
  • ulloq suna?, which day? which date? [CBBJRPIKJR97]

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