Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {aŋtəgə}V |
| New orthography: | atsigaaq |
| Old orthography: | agtigaoĸ |
| Sources: | [14] |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Constituents: | {aŋə}V, V{təgə}V, |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Inflection sandhi: | ə-contraction,
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| Stem type: | ə-stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| Valency: |
Preserving,
Monovalent,
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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