Dialogue: Where are you going?
Dialogue 10(a)
Ukaliq:
Juuta, namunngaqqit?ᔫᑕ, ᓇᒧᙵᖅᑭᑦ? Juuta, where are you going?
Juuta:
Kiinaujakkuvimmuuqtunga, ivvilli nakinngaaqqit? ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᒻᒨᖅᑐᖓ, ᐃᕝᕕᓪᓕ ᓇᑭᙶᖅᑭᑦ?I am going to the bank. What about you? Where are you coming from?
Ukaliq:
Uvattinniinngaaqtunga. ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓃᙶᖅᑐᖓ.I am coming from my place.
Juuta:
Asu, Liinali namiippa?ᐊᓱ, ᓖᓇᓕ ᓇᒦᑉᐸ? I see. What about Liina, where is she?
Ukaliq:
Niuvirvimiittuqai. ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒦᑦᑐᖃᐃ.Maybe she is at the store.
Dialogue 10(b)
Miali:
Qaigittik. ᖃᐃᒋᑦᑎᒃ.Come on over here, you two.
Piita:
Uvaguk?ᐅᕙᒍᒃ? Who? us two?
Miali:
ii, ilittik.ᐄ, ᐃᓕᑦᑎᒃ. yes, you two
Piita:
Namut?ᓇᒧᑦ?
Miali:
Pirurvimmut. ᐱᕈᕐᕕᒻᒧᑦ.To Pirurvik.
Piita:
Jaanilu?ᔮᓂᓗ? and Jaani?
Miali:
ii, ilitti, qaigitti.ᐄ, ᐃᓕᑦᑎ, ᖃᐃᒋᑦᑎ. Yes, come all of you
Piita:
Uvagut?ᐅᕙᒍᑦ? Us (three)?
Miali:
ii, ilitti.ᐄ, ᐃᓕᑦᑎ. Yes, you (three)
Vocabulary
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aanniavik
ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒃ
hospital
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ilinniarvik
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ
school; classroom
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haakirvik
ᕼᐋᑭᕐᕕᒃ
hockey arena
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niuvirvik
ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ
store
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qangatasuukkuvik
ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᕕᒃ
airport
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iijagaqtaarvik
ᐄᔭᒐᖅᑖᕐᕕᒃ
pharmacy
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kaapiturvik
ᑳᐱᑐᕐᕕᒃ
coffee shop
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titiqqaniarvik
ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ
post office
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kigunniarvik
ᑭᒍᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ
dentist's office
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kiinaujakkuvik
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᒃ
bank
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pinnguarvik
ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᒃ
recreation centre
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tujurmivik
ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃ
hotel
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paliisikkut
ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ
police department
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qattirijikkut
ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ
fire department
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tutsiarvik
ᑐᑦᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃ
church
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namunngaqqit?
ᓇᒧᙵᖅᑭᑦ?
Where are you going?
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nakinngaaqqit?
ᓇᑭᙶᖅᑭᑦ?
Where are you coming (back) from?
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tutsiarvimminngaaqtuq
ᑐᑦᓯᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥᙶᖅᑐᖅ
comes from church (he/she...)
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ilinniavimmuuqtuq
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒨᖅᑐᖅ
goes to the school (he/she...)
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uvattinni
ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ
at my place
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uvattiniittunga
ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓃᑦᑐᖓ
my place (I am at...)
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ilitsinni
ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓐᓂ
at your place
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qaigit
ᖃᐃᒋᑦ
Come! (command)
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Grammar
21 » Coming & Going
-muuq- is a verb meaning 'to go / head toward a place.'
| illumuuqtunga | I am going to the house. |
-minngaaq- is another verb, meaning 'to come from.'
| pinnguavimmiinngaaqtut | They are coming from the rec centre. |
-muuq-, and -miinngaaq- are added directly to roots ending in vowels :
| illumiinngaaqtut | They are coming from the house. |
When they are added to a root ending in -q, they delete the final -q :
When they are added to a root ending in -k they change the -k to -m :
| qangatasuuq | airplane |
| qangatasuumiinngaaqtuq | He / she is coming from the airplane. |
When they are added to a root ending in -k they change the -k to -m :
| ilinniavik | school |
| ilinniavimmuuqtunga | I am going to the school. |
22 » Commands (The Imperative)
In Inuktut, you can tell someone to do something, or indicate something that you would like to happen by using an imperative verb ending.
-git is the verb ending used when you are speaking to one person:
| niri- | to eat |
| nirigit ! | Eat! |
| qai- | to come |
| qaigit ! | Come here! |
-git can be added directly to roots ending in vowels. When it is added to roots ending in -k or -t, it deletes the final consonant:
| tupak- | to wake up |
| tupagit ! | Wake up! |
| ingit- | to sit down |
| ingigit | Please, sit down. |
With roots that end in -q, use -rit instead:
| ulluq + qaq + ttiaq- | to read |
| ulluqattiarit ! | Have a good day! |
-gittik / -rittik is the verb ending used when talking to two people:
| qaigittik ! | Come here (you two)! |
| tupagittik ! | Wake up (you two)! |
| ulluqattiarittik ! | Have a good day (you two)! |
-gitsi / -ritsi is the verb ending used when talking to three or more people:
| qaigitsi ! | Come here (all of you)! |
| tupagitsi ! | Wake up (all of you)! |
| ulluqattiaritsik ! | Have a good day (all of you)! |
When telling someone to do something, there is often an object or another person involved. In which, case we use different endings:
| qai- | to come |
| qaigit | Come here! |
| qaiguk | Bring it here! |
like -git, the first letter of -guk changes to r- when added to a stem ending in -q:
| qiniq- | to look for something |
| qiniruk | Go look for it! |
Finally, if you are talking about more than one object, the affix you use changes:
| qaiguk | Bring it here! |
| qaikkik | Bring them (2) here! |
| qaikkit | Bring them (3+) here! |