-miit- is an affix that is attached to a noun meaning "to be somewhere".
| illumiittuq | He/she is in the house. |
| Jalunaimiittugut. | We (3+) are in Yellowknfie. |
The affix -miit- changes a q sound that comes before it to r and a k or t sound to m:
| sirluaq | shed |
| sirluarmiittut | They (3+) are in the shed. |
| pulaarvik | living room |
| pulaarvimmiittuuk | They (2) are in the living room. |
-miit- also shows up in questions:
| namiippit? | Where are you? |
| namiippa? | Where is he/she/it? |
-miit- has an alternate form, -niit- that shows up in expressions like:
| iluaniittut | They are inside. |