-pata

if/when they (3+)...
Verb Ending
Related Examples

uirngaqpata

if they (3+) are sleepy; when they are sleepy

ingippata

if they (3+) sit down; when they sit down

sinikpata

if they (3+) sleep; when they sleep
Morphological Variations
-kpata
-ppata
Morphology Notes
After verb stems ending in a vowel, -kpata is used;
After verb stems ending in Q, -pata is used;
After verb stems ending in K, -pata is used;
After verb stems ending in T, -pata is used. This affix changes final T to P.
Verb Category
Pituinnarialit (if/when)
Transitivity
Single
Grammatical Person
Third Person
Grammatical Number
Plural