Dialogue: Where are you going?
Ukaliq:
Juuta, humunngauvit?ᔫᑕ, ᓱᒧᙵᐅᕕᑦ? Juuta, where are you going?
Juuta:
Kiinauyaqarvingmunngauniaqtunga, ilvilli huminngaaqqit? ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᕕᖕᒧᙵᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ, ᐃᓪᕕᓪᓕ ᓱᒥᙶᖅᑭᑦ?I am going to the bank. What about you? Where are you coming from?
Ukaliq:
Uvaptinninngaaqtunga. ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᖓI am coming from home.
Juuta:
Hii, Liinali humiitpa?ᓱHᐄ,ᓖᓇᓕ ᓱᒦᑦᐸ? I see. What about Liina, where is she?
Ukaliq:
Niuvirvingmiittuqqaak. ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᒦᑦᑐᖅᑳᒃ.Maybe she is at the store.
Vocabulary
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uvaptingni
ᐅᕙᑉᑎᖕᓂ
at my place
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uvaptiniittunga
ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓃᑦᑐᖓ
my place (I am at...)
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at your place
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aanniaqtuq
ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ
sick; in pain (he is...)
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aanniarvik
ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ
hospital
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haakiqtuq
ᓵᑭᖅᑐᖅ
hockey (she plays...)
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haakirvik
ᓵᑭᕐᕕᒃ
hockey arena
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tingmiaq
ᑎᖕᒥᐊᖅ
airplane
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milvik; mittarvik
ᒥᓪᕕᒃ; ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᒃ
airport
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kaapi
ᑳᐱ
coffee
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kaapiturvik
ᑳᐱᑐᕐᕕᒃ
coffee shop
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ilihaqtuq
ᐃᓕᓴᖅᑐᖅ
learns (he/she...)
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iliharvik
ᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᒃ
school; classroom
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kiinauyaq
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ
money
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kiinauyaqarvik
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᕕᒃ
bank
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niuviqtuq
ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑐᖅ
buys something (he...)
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niuvirvik
ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ
store
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ulapqiuyaq
ᐅᓚᑉᕿᐅᔭᖅ
game; toy
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ulapqivik
ᐅᓚᑉᕿᕕᒃ
recreation centre
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paliisikkut
ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ
police department
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naniittuq
ᓇᓃᑦᑐᖅ
stays somewhere (he/she...)
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hiniktarvik
ᓯᓂᒃᑕᕐᕕᒃ
hotel
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titiraq
ᑎᑎᕋᖅ
letter; document
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titiraqarvik
ᑎᑎᕋᖃᕐᕕᒃ
post office
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kiguti
ᑭᒍᑎ
tooth
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kiguhiqivik
ᑭᒍᓯᕿᕕᒃ
dentist's office
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iiyakhaq
ᐄᔭᒃᓴᖅ
pill
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iiyakhaqarvik
ᐄᔭᒃᓴᖃᕐᕕᒃ
pharmacy
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namunngauvit?
ᓇᒧᙵᐅᕕᑦ?
Where are you going?
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nakinngaaqqit?
ᓇᑭᙶᖅᑭᑦ?
Where are you coming (back) from?
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Grammar
20 » Coming & Going
-munngau- is a verb meaning to go / head toward a place
| iglumunngauyunga. | I am going to the house. |
-minngaaq- is another verb, meaning to come from
| ulapqivingminngaaqtut. | They are coming from the rec centre. |
-munngau-, and -miinngaaq- are added directly to roots ending in vowels.
| igluminngaaqtut | They are coming from the house. |
When they are added to a root ending in q, they delete the final q.
| tingmiaq | airplane |
| tingmiaminngaaqtuq | She is coming from the airplane. |
When they are added to a root ending in k they change the k to ng:
| iliharvik | school |
| iliharvingmunngauyunga | I am going to the school. |