Details

General

Morphemic form: {tuqut}V
New orthography: toquppaa, toqutsivoq
Old orthography: toĸúpâ, toĸutsivoĸ
Sources: [13, 19]
Combinations: View list
Constituents: {tuqu}V + V{-t}V
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: t-stem
Diathesis: Reflexive (BP)
Valency: Agent increasing, Divalent
HTR-morphemes: V{ði}V

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This base means 'Agent kills Patient'. It is formed from a combination of {tuqu}V, 'is dead' and the non-productive causative morpheme V{-t}V.


Notable forms:

Meanings and examples

If used intransitively without a HTR-morpheme, the meaning becomes reflexive: 'Agent kills himself'.

  • nannup toquppaa, the polar bear killed him
  • imminut toquppoq, he killed himself/committed suicide

    Here with the reflexive pronoun imminut to emphasise the reflexive meaning.