-vik is an affix that is added to a verb to indicate a time or place where an action takes place:
| niri- | nirivik |
| to eat | 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- | anivik |
| to go out | exit; way out |
If it is added to a root ending in q, it normally changes the final q to r:
| pulaaq- | pulaarvik |
| to visit | living room |
When -vik is added to a root ending in t or k it normally changes the final t or k to v:
| tikivvik | |
| to arrive | place of arrival; the event of arriving |
| quviasuk- | quviasuvvik |
| to be happy | Christmas (time of happiness) |
Sometimes, however, vik will delete final t:
| uqalimaagaq + kkut + vik = | uqalimaagakkuvik |
| bookshelf |