Details

General

Morphemic form: V{-qatəgə}V
New orthography: -qatigaa, -qatiginnippoq
Old orthography: -ĸatigâ
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{-qatə}N, N{-gə}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
ə-contraction,
Stem type: ə-stem
Diathesis: Reflexive
Valency change: Increasing
Valency:
Divalent,
HTR morpheme:
nnək,
HTR stem: -qatəgənnək,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a straightforward combination of V{-qatə}N and N{-gə}V. The meaning follows from the constituents: 'Agent Vb together with Patient'. Note that if the preceding stem is divalent and non-agentive, it will likely take a HTR-morpheme before this affix is added.


Left sandhi:

Left sandhi is inherited from the left-most component, V{-qatə}N. See this for details.


Right sandhi:

Right sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, N{-gə}V. See this for details.


Inflection sandhi:

Inflection sandhi is inherited from the right-most component, N{-gə}V. See this for details.


Meanings and examples

  • suleqatigaara, I work together with him

    Note, there is no difference between saying 'I work together with him' and 'he is my colleague'.


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