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Morphemic form: N{-qatəgə}V
New orthography: -qatigaa, -qatiginnippoq
Old orthography: -ĸatigâ, -ĸatigingnigpoĸ
Sources: [9, 12, 11, 8]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: N{-qatə}N, N{-gə}V,
Variants: V{-qatəgə}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
ə-contraction,
Stem type: ə-stem
Diathesis: Reflexive (BP)
Valency:
Divalent,
Divalent,
HTR-morphemes: V{nnək}V

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a verbalising variant of V{-qatəgə}V, built with N{-qatə}N instead. The meaning is straightforward: 'Agent has N in common with Patient'.


Meanings and examples

  • ukioqatigaa, he is of the same age as him; he is born in the same year as him [8]

    From ukioq, 'year', i.e. 'he has the year in common with him'.

  • inoqatigaa, he is his fellow man [11]

    From inuk, 'human'.

  • illoqatigaa, he lives with him; he is his house-mate [9]

    From illu, 'house'.


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