To introduce yourself, you can add the affix -u- to the end of your name followed by the verb ending -junga:
| Piita | Peter |
| Piita + u + junga = Piitaujunga | I am Peter; My name is Peter. |
The affix -u- means to be. When it is added to a root that ends in a -k or a -q, it deletes the final consonant:
| inuk | |
| inuk + u + junga = inuujunga | I am Inuk. |
You can change the verb ending to -juq to talk about she or he:
| inuk | |
| inuk + u + juq = inuujuq | He/she is Inuk |
Adding -u- to names coming from other languages like English, can sound quite awkward in Inuktut. If such a name ends in a vowel, it usually isn’t a problem:
| Susi | Susie. |
| Susi + u + junga = Susiujunga | My name is Susie. |
But if the name ends in a consonant, -ngu- is used instead of -u- to make pronunciation easier:
| Charles | |
| Charlesngujunga | My name is Charles. |
| Stewart | |
| Stewartngujunga | My name is Stewart. |
To ask someone their name, you start with the root kina, meaning who? You then add the affix -u- to the end of kina, followed by the question ending -vit?:
| kina + u + vit? | Susie. |
| kinauvit? | Who are you? |