Dialogue: Where are you going?
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 home.
Juuta:
Asu, Liinali namiippa?ᐊᓱ, ᓖᓇᓕ ᓇᒦᑉᐸ? I see. What about Liina, where is she?
Ukaliq:
Niuvirvimiittuqai. ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒦᑦᑐᖃᐃ.Maybe she is at the store.
Vocabulary
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at your place
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aanniajuq
ᐋᓐᓂᐊᔪᖅ
sick; in pain (he is...)
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aanniavik
ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒃ
hospital
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haakiqtuq
Hᐋᑭᖅᑐᖅ
hockey (she plays...)
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haakirvik
ᕼᐋᑭᕐᕕᒃ
hockey arena
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iijagaq
ᐄᔭᒐᖅ
pill
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iijagaqtaarvik
ᐄᔭᒐᖅᑖᕐᕕᒃ
pharmacy
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ilinniarvik
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ
school; classroom
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iqaluk
ᐃᖃᓗᒃ
fish
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iqaluktaarvik
ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ
fish store
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iqqaqtuivik
ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒃ
courthouse
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kaapiturvik
ᑳᐱᑐᕐᕕᒃ
coffee shop
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kigunniarvik
ᑭᒍᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ
dentist's office
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kiguti
ᑭᒍᑎ
tooth
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kiinaujakkuvik
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᒃ
bank
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kiinaujaq
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ
money
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nakinngaaqqit?
ᓇᑭᙶᖅᑭᑦ?
Where are you coming (back) from?
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namunngaqqit?
ᓇᒧᙵᖅᑭᑦ?
Where are you going?
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nirijuq
ᓂᕆᔪᖅ
eats, she/he...
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niuviqtuq
ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑐᖅ
buys something (he...)
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niuvirvik
ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ
store
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niuvirviralaaq
ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᕋᓛᖅ
corner store
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paliisikkut
ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ
police department
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pinnguaq
ᐱᙳᐊᖅ
game; toy
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pinnguarvik
ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᒃ
recreation centre
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qangatasuukkuvik
ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᕕᒃ
airport
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qangatasuuq
ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅ
airplane
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takujagaqarvik
ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ
museum
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tarrijarvik
ᑕᕐᕆᔭᕐᕕᒃ
movie theatre
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titiqqaniarvik
ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ
post office
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titiqqaq
ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖅ
letter; document
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tujurmivik
ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃ
hotel
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tutsiarvik
ᑐᑦᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃ
church
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uqsualuk
ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ
gasoline
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uqsualuktaarvik
ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ
gas station
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uvattiniittunga
ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓃᑦᑐᖓ
my place (I am at...)
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uvattinni
ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ
at my place
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Grammar
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.
| qangatasuuq | airplane |
| qangatasuumiinngaaqtuq | 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. |