along for the ride

THE AFFIX -QATAU-


This simple affix is used to indicate that someone is going along or accompanying someone on an activity. 

 umiaqtuqtuq  She goes boating.
 umiaqtuqataujunga  I am going along on the boat ride.
   
 katimajuq  He meets (with someone).
 katimaqatauquviuk?  Do you want to meet with him?
   
 piqataujumaviit?   Do you want to come along?

 

When –qatau- is added to a root that ends in a consonant, it deletes the final consonant :

tuttu + liaq + qatau + juq =   tuttuliaqataujuq He goes along on the caribou hunting trip.