The affix -tuq- is used after noun roots to indicate something one eats, something one drinks or something that one uses somehow:
| tiituqtugut | We (3+) are drinking tea. |
| natsiminiqtuqtuq | He/she is eating seal meat. |
| umiaqtuqtut | They are boating. |
| kaapiturumavit? | Do you want some coffee? |
-tuq- can be attached to any root without changing the consonant sound that comes before it.
The root imiq on its own means “water” or it can become a verb root, followed by a verb ending, to mean “to drink”. If you want to ask someone if they would like some water, do not use the affix –tuq- with the root imiq-. The correct way to ask the question is:
| imirumavit? | Do you want to drink (some water)? |
| imirumajunga | I want to drink some water. |
| imiqtuq | He is drinking water. |