Grammar » -qatau- (affix)

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

umiaqtuqtuq	He/she goes boating.
umiaqtuqataujunga	I am going along on the boat ride.
katimajuq	He/she is meeting (with someone).
katimaqatauquviuk?	Do you want to meet with him?
piqataujumavit?	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/she is going along on the caribou hunting trip.