Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-utət}V |
| New orthography: | -utippaa |
| Old orthography: | -utípâ |
| Sources: | [11] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | N{-u}V + V{tət}V |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative, weakening |
| Right sandhi: | tð⇒ts |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | q-stem |
| Diathesis: | Patientive (NAP) |
| Valency: | Agent increasing, Divalent |
| HTR-morphemes: | V{ði}V |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a straightforward combination of N{-u}V, 'is N', and V{tət}V, 'Agent lets Patient Vb'.
According to Nielsen [11], the meaning is 'Agent thinks/pretends that Patient is N'.
It seems that the meaning can either be 'thinks' or 'pretends', so either the belief can be sincere or insincere.
Left sandhi:
Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, N{-u}V. See this for details.
Right sandhi:
Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, V{tət}V. See this for details.
Meanings and examples
- tuttuutippara, I think/pretend it is a caribou
[11]
From tuttu, 'caribou'.
- sisamaatippakka, I think/pretend that they are four
[11]
From sisamat (plural) 'four'.