-vik is an affix that is added to a verb to indicate a time or place where an action takes place:
| niri- | to eat |
| nirivik | restaurant |
This affix is irregular when it is added to roots.
It normally can be added directly to roots that end in vowels:
| ani-
|
to exit; to go out |
| anivik | exit; way out |
If it is added to a root ending in q, it normally changes the final q to r:
| ilinniaq- | to learn; to study |
| ilinniarvik | school |
When -vik is added to a root ending in t, it normally changes the final t to v:
| tikit |
to arrive |
| tikivvik |
place of arrival; the event of arriving |
Sometimes, however, it will delete final t:
| kiinaujaq + kkut + vik = | kiinaujakkuvik | bank |
When it is added to a root ending in k, it normally changes the final k to v:
| quviasuk- | to be happy |
| Quviasuvvik | Christmas (literally, a time of joy) |