Details

General

Morphemic form: V{-riikatak}V
New orthography: -riikatappoq
Old orthography: -rîkatagpoĸ
Sources: [14]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{-riiq}V, V{-katak}V,
See also: V{lqammiiq}V,
Left sandhi:
Truncative,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: k-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency change: Preserving
Valency:
None,

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This is a straightforward combination of V{-riiq}V and V{-katak}V, albeit with a meaning that is not obvious from the meaning of the constituents: 'Subject Vb'ed long ago'.


Meanings and examples

  • orniguteriikatappoq, he arrived long ago [14]

    From orniguppoq, 'he has arrived'. It is a t(ə)-stem, which explains the appearance of the /tə/ before this affix.

  • sinileriikatappoq, he fell asleep long ago [14]
  • toqoriikatappoq, he died a long time ago [14]