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General

Morphemic form: {aulisaq}V
New orthography: aalisarpoq, aalisarpaa
Old orthography: aulisarpoĸ, aulisarpâ
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
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Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'Actor fishes'. According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], it may also be used transitively in the sense of: 'Agent fishes at Patient', where Patient denotes a location. However, this usage is not in the newer Oqaatsit dictionary [CBBJRPIKJR97]. Thus, it is likely not used transitively nowadays.

Etymology and form
According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], the stem actually derives from a historical combination of {aula}V + V{saq}V ⇒ /aulasaq/. Kleinschmidt also notes that this form is the one used in Labrador, and it is also used in North Greenland. However, the form with /i/ is the standard in Kalaallisut, so that is the form we record here, rather than recording it as a combination. It is also not explained how the /a/ has become /i/.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: q-stem
Inflection sandhi: Default/none


Meanings and examples

According to Kleinschmidt [SK71] also transitively: 'Agent fishes at Patient' (a location), but this usage is not in later dictionaries.

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