Grammar » 19 » The Affix -vik
-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 |
dining room |
This affix is irregular when it is added to roots.
It normally can be added directly to roots that end in vowels:
| ani- |
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 :
| pulaaq- |
to visit |
| pulaarvik |
living room |
When
-vik is added to a root ending in
-t or -k it normally changes the final
-t or -k to
-v :
| tikit- |
to arrive |
| tikivvik |
place of arrival; the event of arriving |
| quviasuk- |
to be happy |
| quviasuvvik |
Christmas (time of happiness) |
Sometimes, however, -vik will delete final -t :
| uqalimaagaq + kkut + vik = |
|
| uqalimaagakkuvik |
bookshelf |