Dialogue: Birthdays
Vocabulary
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ukuaq
ᐅᑯᐊᖅ
daughter-in-law; sister-in-law (brother’s wife)
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uik
ᐅᐃᒃ
husband
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sakiqpaaq
ᓴᑭᖅᐹᖅ
grandparents-in-law
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sakik
ᓴᑭᒃ
parents-in-law
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sakiaq
ᓴᑭᐊᖅ
sister-in-law (husband’s sister)
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panik
ᐸᓂᒃ
daughter
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nuliaq
ᓄᓕᐊᖅ
wife
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nukaq
ᓄᑲᖅ
younger sibling (of the same sex)
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ningauk
ᓂᖓᐅᒃ
son-in-law; brother-in-law (of the same sex)
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najak
ᓇᔭᒃ
sister of a male
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irniq
ᐃᕐᓂᖅ
son
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ilagiit
ᐃᓚᒌᑦ
family
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attak
ᐊᑦᑕᒃ
aunt (father’s sister)
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ataatatsiaq
ᐊᑖᑕᑦᓯᐊᖅ
grandfather
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ataata
ᐊᑖᑕ
father
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anik
ᐊᓂᒃ
brother of a female
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angijuk
ᐊᖏᔪᒃ
older sibling (same sex)
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angak
ᐊᖓᒃ
uncle (mother’s brother)
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anaanatsiaq
ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ
grandmother
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anaana
ᐊᓈᓇ
mother
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akkak
ᐊᒃᑲᒃ
uncle (father’s brother)
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ajak
ᐊᔭᒃ
aunt (mother’s sister)
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airaapik
ᐊᐃᕌᐱᒃ
brother-in-law (sister’s husband)
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airaapik
ᐊᐃᕌᐱᒃ
sister-in-law (brother’s wife)
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Grammar
31. Double Verb Endings
So far, we have been using simple endings with verbs:
| takujunga |
| I see. |
In English, if we want to talk about what we see, we would add a pronoun to the sentence to indicate an object:
| I see her. |
In Inuktitut, we use verb endings that indicate both the subject and the object of the sentence:
| single verb ending | double verb ending |
| takujunga | takujara |
| I see. | I see her. |
| maliktunga | maliktakka |
| I follow. | I follow them. |
| tusaajuq | tusaajaatit |
| He/she hears. | He/she hears you. |
Here are the simplest forms of these affixes:
| me | you | him/her/it | |
| I |
takujagit/takugikkit I see you. |
takujara I see him. |
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| you |
takujarma/takuginnga You see me. |
takujait You see him. |
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| he / she |
takujaanga/takugaanga He/she sees me. |
takujaatit/takugaatit He/she sees you. |
takujanga He/she sees him/her. |
The basic form of these affixes begins with a j- when added to a root that ends in a vowel. If these affixes are added to roots that end in a consonant, the -j changes to t-:
| maliktara | ikajuqtaanga |
| I am following him/her | He/she helps me. |
ALTERNATES
Be aware that in the South Qikiqtaaluk region, you may hear or see the following alternate endings:
| takugikkit | I see you. |
| takuginnga | You see me. |
| takugaanga | He/she sees me. |
| takugaatit | He/she sees you. |
These endings vary depending on the last consonant of the root they are added to:
after Q:| ikajuq- | ikajuraanga |
| to help | He/she helps me. |
after T:
| tukisinngit- | tukisinngikkaanga |
| to not understand | He/she doesn't understand me. |