Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {tuqut}V |
| New orthography: | toquppaa, toqutsivoq |
| Old orthography: | toĸúpâ, toĸutsivoĸ |
| Sources: | [9, 14] |
| Combinations: | Click here |
| Constituents: | {tuqu}V, V{-t}V, |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none,
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| Stem type: | t-stem |
| Diathesis: | Reflexive (BP) |
| Valency: |
Agent increasing,
Divalent,
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| 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.