Dialogue: What time is it?
Vocabulary
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aullaqtuq
ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑐᖅ
departs (he...)
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iimuuliqtuq
ᐄᒨᓕᖅᑐᖅ
from just after 7:30 to just before 8:00
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iimuuqtuq
ᐄᒨᖅᑐᖅ
8 o'clock
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iit
ᐄᑦ
eight
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iliapan
ᐃᓕᐊᐸᓐ
eleven
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maanna
ᒫᓐᓇ
now
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maannaruluk
ᒫᓐᓇᕈᓗᒃ
soon
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naimuuliqtuq
ᓇᐃᒨᓕᖅᑐᖅ
from just after 8:30 to just before 9:00
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naimuuqtuq
ᓇᐃᒨᖅᑐᖅ
9 o'clock
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nain
ᓇᐃᓐ
nine
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naittua
ᓇᐃᑦᑐᐊ
short hand
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pai
ᐸᐃ
five
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pua
ᐳᐊ
four
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qatsimuuqqa?
ᖃᑦᓯᒨᖅᑲ?
What time is it?
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qatsimuuqqat?
ᖃᑦᑎᒨᖅᑲᑦ?
at what time? (in the future)
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qulaani
ᖁᓛᓂ
noon
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saipamiinngaaliqtuq
ᓴᐃᐸᒦᙶᓕᖅᑐᖅ
from just after 7:00 to 7:30
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saipamuuliqtuq
ᓴᐃᐸᒨᓕᖅᑐᖅ
from just after 6:30 to just before 7:00
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saipamuuqtuq
ᓴᐃᐸᒨᖅᑐᖅ
7 o'clock
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saipan
ᓴᐃᐸᓐ
seven
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sassi
ᓴᔅᓯ
six
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tajan
ᑕᔭᓐ
ten
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takijua
ᑕᑭᔪᐊ
long hand (clock)
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talii
ᑕᓖ
three
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taliimuuliqtuq
ᑕᓖᒨᓕᖅᑐᖅ
from just after 2:30 to just before 3:00
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taliimuuqtuq
ᑕᓖᒨᖅᑐᖅ
3 o'clock
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tuu
ᑑ
two
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tuumiinngaaliqtuq
ᑑᒦᙶᓕᖅᑐᖅ
from just after 2:00 to 2:30
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tuumuuliqtuq
ᑑᒨᓕᖅᑐᖅ
from just after 1:30 to just before 2:00
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tuumuuqtuq
ᑑᒨᖅᑐᖅ
2 o'clock
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uamiinngaaliqtuq
ᐅᐊᒦᙶᓕᖅᑐᖅ
from just after 1:00 to 1:30
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uamuuliqtuq
ᐅᐊᒨᓕᖅᑐᖅ
from just after 12:30 to just before 1:00
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uamuuqtuq
ᐅᐊᒨᖅᑐᖅ
1 o'clock
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uan
ᐅᐊᓐ
one
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Grammar
time
To tell time in Inuktitut, we use affixes that describe the motion of the hands around a clock.
-muuq- is an affix used to talk about getting to someplace:
| Panniqtuumuuqtuq | He went to Panniqtuuq. |
When telling time, we use the affix -muuq- to indicate that the little hand of the clock (naittua) has reached a certain hour:
| uamuuqtuq | It's one o'clock. |
| tuumuuqtuq | It's two o'clock. |
* We have spelled out the numbers so you have a sense of pronunciation. In written Inuktitut, you would normally use a numeral:
| 1-muuqtuq | 2-muuqtuq |
-miinngaaq- is an affix meaning "to be coming from":
| niuvirvimmiinngaaqtuq | He came from the store. |
By putting together -miinngaaq- with the affix -liq- we put it in the present tense:
| kaapiturvik + miinngaaq + liq + tuq = kaapiturvimiinngaaliqtuq. | She is coming from the coffee shop. |
Anytime between the beginning of the hour until half past the hour, use -miinngaaliq- with the hour that has just been past. This gets across the idea that the naittua (little hand) is "coming from" the hour that has just been past:
| uammiinngaaliqtuq | It is after one. |
| tuajumiinngaaliqtuq | It is after twelve. |
| tuumiinngaaliqtuq | It is after two. |
When we get to half past the hour, the naittua is now on its way towards the next hour. So we use the hour that is coming up with the affixes -muuq- + -liq-. When they are put together, they indicate that someone is on their way somewhere but hasn't reached their destination yet:
| Kimmirumuuliqtugut | We are on our way to Kimmirut. |
| tuumuuliqtuq | literally, 'it is approaching 2 o'clock'' |
| iliapamuuliqtuq | It is approaching 11 o'clock. |
Note that when these three affixes are added to numbers that end in a consonant, they delete the final consonant:
| tuajat | twelve |
| tuajumuuliqtuq | It is approaching 12 o'clock. |
| tuajumuuqtuq | It is 12 o'clock. |
| tuajamiinngaaliqtuq | It is after 12 o'clock. |
Next, let's look at the ending -qat, which is used to talk about events that will happen tomorrow or in the future:
| qatsimuuqqa? | What time is it ? |
| uamuuqtuq. | It is 1:00. |
| qatsimuuqqat? | At what time (will something be happening)? |
| Uamuuqqat. | At 1:00. |
As you can see in the examples above, -qat can be used both to ask a question and to make a statement.
As for events in the past:
| qatsimuurngat? | At what time (did it happen)? |
| 2-muurngat. | At 2:00. |
| 2-miinngaalirngat. | After 2:00 |
| 2-muulirngat. | Before 2. |
You can see that -ngat changes the final q of roots to r.
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