Dialogue: Travel
Maakusi:
Liisaa, Kanataup silataanut aullalauqsimavit? ᓖᓵ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᓯᒪᕕᑦ?. Lisa, have you ever travelled outside of Canada?
Liisaa:
ii. ᐄ.Yes.
Maakusi:
Namunngaqsimavit? ᓇᒧᙵᖅᓯᒪᕕᑦ?Where did you go?
Liisaa:
Miasikumut quviasugialauqsimajunga arraani.ᒥᐊᓯᑯᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ. I went to Mexico for Christmas last year.
Maakusi:
Namili tujurminiqqit?ᓇᒥᓕ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᓂᖅᑭᑦ? Where did you stay?
Liisaa:
Piqatikkutinni tujurmijujunga taavanimiutaummata.ᐱᖃᑎᒃᑯᑎᓐᓂ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᔪᔪᖓ ᑖᕙᓂᒥᐅᑕᐅᒻᒪᑕ. I stayed at my friend's place. They live down there.
Maakusi:
Qanuippali Miasiku?ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐸᓕ ᒥᐊᓯᑯ? And, how was Mexico?
Liisaa:
Piujummarialuk.ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ! Excellent.
Vocabulary
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tujurmijuq
ᑐᔪᕐᒥᔪᖅ
stays somewhere (he/she...)
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taikani
ᑕᐃᑲᓂ
over there (specific spot)
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silataani
ᓯᓚᑖᓂ
outside of
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yes, indeed
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Saasikaasuan
ᓵᓯᑳᓱᐊᓐ
Saskatchewan
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quviasuvvik
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᕝᕕᒃ
Christmas
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quviasugialauqsimajunga
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ
away for Christmas (I was...)
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qikaqtuq
ᕿᑲᖅᑐᖅ
vacation; holidays (she is on...)
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qanutigi?
ᖃᓄᑎᒋ?
for how long?
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piujuq
ᐱᐅᔪᖅ
good
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piujummarik
ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᒃ
good (very...)
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piqatikkuttinni
ᐱᖃᑎᒃᑯᑦᑎᓐᓂ
at my friend's place
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piqati
ᐱᖃᑎ
friend
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Nuuvasikuusa
ᓅᕙᓯᑰᓴ
Nova Scotia
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Nunatsiaq
ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ
Northwest Territories
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Niupaulaan
ᓂᐅᐸᐅᓛᓐ
Newfoundland
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Namut parnappit?
ᓇᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᑉᐱᑦ?
Where do you plan to go?
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namunngaqqit?
ᓇᒧᙵᖅᑭᑦ?
Where are you going?
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Miasiku
ᒥᐊᓯᑯ
Mexico
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Mialigait nunangat
ᒥᐊᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ
United States
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Maanituuva
ᒫᓂᑑᕙ
Manitoba
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Kupiak
ᑯᐱᐊᒃ
Québec
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Kiupa
ᑭᐅᐸ
Cuba
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Kanata
ᑲᓇᑕ
Canada
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Kalaallit Nunaat
ᑲᓛᓪᓕᑦ ᓄᓈᑦ
Greenland
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ila
ᐃᓚ
relative
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arraani
ᐊᕐᕌᓂ
last year
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Aavuuta
ᐋᕘᑕ
Alberta
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Aantiuriu
ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅ
Ontario
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Grammar
30. The Affix -lauqsima-
The affix -lauqsima- can be used in several ways:
1. When used as part of a statement, -lauqsima- indicates something that has happened a while ago.
| Iqalumiutaulauqsimajunga. | Arraani, Kiupamuulauqsimajunga. |
| I used to live in Iqaluit. | Last year, I went to Cuba. |
2. It can be used as part of question to ask if a person has ever done something in the past:
| Qurluqturmiilauqsimavit? |
| Have you ever been to Kugluktuk? |
3. When used with the negative, it gives the meaning of “never”:
| igunaqtulauqsimanngittut |
| They have never eaten igunaq. |