Details
General
| Morphemic form: | N{-qatəgiik}V |
| New orthography: | -qatigiipput |
| Old orthography: | -ĸatigîgput |
| Sources: | [JP67], [Uwn], [CBBJRPIKJR97], [FAJN19] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Constituents: | N{-qatə}N + N{-giik}V |
| Variants: | V{-qatəgiik}V |
| Left sandhi: | Truncative |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | q-stem |
| Diathesis: | Subjective |
| Valency: | Monovalent, Monovalent |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This affix is a verbalising variant of V{-qatəgiik}V, built with N{-qatə}N instead.
The meaning is straightforward: 'Actors have N in common', and given its meaning, it is only used with endings in plural.
Meanings and examples
Only with endings in plural.
- illoqatigiipput, they live in the same house
[FAJN19]
From illu, 'house'.
- ukioqatigiipput, they are/have the same age; they are born in the same year
[FAJN19]
From ukioq, 'year'.
- qamuteqatigiipput, they share a sled
[CBBJRPIKJR97]
From qamut, 'sled'.
Tags
References
- [JP67] Jonathan Petersen (1967): Ordbogêraĸ.
- [Uwn] Unknown (Unknown): Unknown.
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.
- [FAJN19] Flemming A.J. Nielsen (2019): Vestgrønlandsk Grammatik.