Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {aŋtəgə}V |
| New orthography: | atsigaaq |
| Old orthography: | agtigaoĸ |
| Sources: | [19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | {aŋə}V + V{təgə}V |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | ə-contraction |
| Stem type: | ə-stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| Valency: | Preserving, Monovalent |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This is a lexicalised combination of {aŋə}V, 'is big', and V{təgə}V with elision of /ə/. It is used with qanoq, ima and the equative case used to specify the object of comparison, as any other construction with V{təgə}V, so see that for examples.
Meanings and examples
- tuttutut atsigaaq, it is as big as a caribou