Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {aŋtəgə}V (Combinations) |
| New orthography: | atsigaaq |
| Proto-eskimoic root: | |
| Constituents: | {aŋə}V + V{təgə}V |
| Morpheme type: | Verbal base |
| Right sandhi: | None |
Description
Form and usage:
Non-standard combination of {aŋə}V and V{təgə}V with elision of /ə/.
Verb stem
| Right sandhi: | ə-contraction |
| Valency: | Monovalent (valency 1) |
| Diathesis: | Subjective (intransitive) |
Meaning(s)
| Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
Actor is as big as (something) |
See the second constituent, V{təgə}V for the constructions with {ima}, {qanuq} and N{tut} used to specify the object of comparison. | Examples |