Dialogue: Where is my knapsack?
Simiuni:
Anaanaak, namiippa nammagaara?ᐊᓈᓈᒃ, ᓇᒦᑉᐸ ᓇᒻᒪᒑᕋ? Mom, where is my knapsack?
Jiila:
illurusirmiittuq.ᐃᓪᓗᕈᓯᕐᒦᑦᑐᖅ. In the bedroom.
Simiuni:
Nami?ᓇᒥ? Where?
Jiila:
illiup ataaniittuqqai. ᐃᓪᓕᐅᑉ ᐊᑖᓃᑦᑐᖃᐃ.Maybe it's under the bed.
Simiuni:
Asu.ᐊᓱ. OK.
Vocabulary
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uqalimaagakkuvik
ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᑯᕕᒃ
book shelf
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uasarvik
ᐅᐊᓴᕐᕕᒃ
sink
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tiiliurut
ᑏᓕᐅᕈᑦ
tea pot
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talaviisa
ᑕᓚᕖᓴ
television
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sukuttianiippa?
ᓱᑯᑦᑎᐊᓃᑉᐸ?
Where exactly is it?
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sirluaq
ᓯᕐᓗᐊᖅ
storage shed
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savik
ᓴᕕᒃ
knife
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sanikkuvik
ᓴᓂᒃᑯᕕᒃ
garbage can
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qurvik
ᖁᕐᕕᒃ
toilet
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qulliq
ᖁᓪᓕᖅ
lamp (seal oil)
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quaqaut
ᖁᐊᖃᐅᑦ
fridge
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quakkuvik
ᖁᐊᒃᑯᕕᒃ
freezer
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qaummaqqut
ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖅᑯᑦ
lamp
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qaminngajuq
ᖃᒥᙵᔪᖅ
off (It's turned...)
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pulaarvimiittunga
ᐳᓛᕐᕕᒻᒦᑦᑐᖓ
I’m in the living room.
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pulaarvik
ᐳᓛᕐᕕᒃ
living room
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nirivimiittunga
ᓂᕆᕕᒦᑦᑐᖓ
I’m in the dining room.
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nammagaaq
ᓇᒻᒪᒑᖅ
knapsack
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namiippa?
ᓇᒦᑉᐸ?
Where is it?
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matuingajuq
ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅ
open (it is...)
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matu
ᒪᑐ
door
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majurautit
ᒪᔪᕋᐅᑎᑦ
stairs
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kuuqarvik
ᑰᖃᕐᕕᒃ
kitchen
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kaapiliurut
ᑳᐱᓕᐅᕈᑦ
coffee pot; coffee maker
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itsivautakutaak
ᐃᑦᓯᕙᐅᑕᑯᑖᒃ
sofa
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iluani
ᐃᓗᐊᓂ
inside
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illuup iluaniittuq
ᐃᓪᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓃᑦᑐᖅ
inside the house
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illurusiq
ᐃᓪᓗᕈᓯᖅ
bedroom
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illurusimiittunga
ᐃᓪᓗᕈᓯᒦᑦᑐᖓ
bedroom (I’m in the...)
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illu
ᐃᓪᓗ
house
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illiq
ᐃᓪᓕᖅ
bed
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ikumajuq
ᐃᑯᒪᔪᖅ
on (it is turned...)
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igalaaq
ᐃᒐᓛᖅ
window
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Iga qaminngajuq.
ᐃᒐ ᖃᒥᙵᔪᖅ.
off (the stove is...)
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iga
ᐃᒐ
stove
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avalu
ᐊᕙᓗ
wall
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anarvik
ᐊᓇᕐᕕᒃ
washroom
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allarut
ᐊᓪᓚᕈᑦ
towel
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akisiq
ᐊᑭᓯᖅ
pillow
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Grammar
17. The Verb -miit-
-miit- is a verb meaning "to be somewhere".
| illumiittuq | Jalunaimiittugut. |
| He/she is in the house. | We (3+) are in Yellowknfie. |
In the South Qikiqtaaluk dialect -miit- deletes any consonant that appears immediately before it:
| sirluaq+miit + tut = | sirluamiittut | |
| They (3+) are in the shed. |
| pulaarvik + miit + tuuk= | pulaarvimiittuuk | |
| They (2) are in the living room. |
-miit- also shows up in questions:
| namiippit? | namiippa? |
| Where are you? | Where is he/she/it? |