Dialogue: Weekend plans
Vocabulary
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tusarnirijara
ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕆᔭᕋ
like the sound of it (I...)
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quviasunngittunga
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᙱᑦᑐᖓ
sad (I am....)
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quviasuktunga
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᖓ
happy (I am...)
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quviagijara
ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᕋ
enjoy it (I...)
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piuksaqtunga
ᐱᐅᒃᓴᖅᑐᖓ
like something (I...)
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piugijara
ᐱᐅᒋᔭᕋ
like it (I...)
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numaagijanga
ᓄᒫᒋᔭᖓ.
sad (it makes him...)
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nalligusuktunga
ᓇᓪᓕᒍᓱᒃᑐᖓ
feel love for (I...)
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nalligijara
ᓇᓪᓕᒋᔭᕋ
love him/her/it (I...)
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mamariviuk?
ᒪᒪᕆᕕᐅᒃ?
Do you like the taste of it?
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mamarijara
ᒪᒪᕆᔭᕋ
like the taste of it (I...)
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mamaqsaqtunga
ᒪᒪᖅᓴᖅᑐᖓ
like the taste (I...)
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kappiagijanga
ᑲᑉᐱᐊᒋᔭᖓ
afraid of her (he is...)
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kanngusuktutit
ᑲᙳᓱᒃᑐᑎᑦ .
shy (you are ...)
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kanngugijait
ᑲᙳᒋᔭᐃᑦ
shy (he/she makes you feel...)
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illuralaaliaqta
ᐃᓪᓗᕋᓛᓕᐊᖅᑕ
cabin (Let’s go to the...)
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Grammar
47 » Emotions
Many verbs that describe a phyiscal or emotional sensation are followed by the affix -gusuk- or sometimes just -suk- . In South Qikiqtaaluk dialect, the final -k of this affix often changes to match the first letter of the verb ending that follows.
| quvia + suk + pit | |
| quviasuppit? | Are you happy? |
| quviasuttunga | I am happy. |
| ippigusuttuq | to feel a sensation or emotion |
Here are some other examples:
| kappia + suk | to be afraid |
| kappiasuttuuk | The two of them are afraid. |
| kanngu + suk | to feel embarrassed |
| kanngusuttuq | He/she feels shy/embarrassed |
| aukuni + gusuk | to be a long time |
| akunigusuttut | They feel like it has been a long time. |
| nalli + gusuk | to love someone |
| nalligusuppa? | Does he/she feel love/compassion towards someone? |
| uppi + gusuk | to feel pride |
| uppigusukkami | because he is proud of something |
| pisuk + gusuk | to feel like walking |
| pisugusuttunga | I fell like walking. |
| kappiagiviuk? | Are you afraid of it? |
| nalligijaatit | He/she loves you. |
| uppigijagit | I am proud of you. |
When a transitive verb ending is used, the affix -suk- is dropped and the verb -gi- is added to the root verb to create a link between different people. Here are some other examples of this construction:
| quviagijara | I like it; it makes me happy. |
| piugijara | I like it. |
| piuginngittara | I don’t like it. |
| kanngugijanga | He/she makes him feel shy. |
Note that -ri- is used after verb roots that end in -q :
| mamaqtuq | It tastes good. |
| mamarijanga | It tastes good to her. |
To express the above in the negative, the affix -nngit- is added just before the verb ending:
| kanngusunngittutit | You are not shy. |
| nalliginngittanga | He/she does not love him/her. |
| Natsiminiq mamarinngittanga | He/she does not enjoy the taste of the seal meat. |
48 » Changing Verbs to Nouns
The affix -jariatsaq / -giatsaq / -riatsaq is added to the end of a verb root in order to talk about the action it describes in a general way (as a noun).
| nirijuq | he is eating |
| nirijariatsaq | eating |
| Nirijariatsaq quviagijanga. | He enjoys eating. |
-giatsaq is the form of the affix used after a root ending in -k or -t :
| sinittuq | she is walking |
| sinigiatsaq | walking |
| Sinigiatsaq iqiagijanga. | He does not feel like sleeping. |
-riatsaq is the form of the affix used after a root ending in -q :
| mumiqtuuk | They (2) are dancing. |
| mumiriatsaq | dancing |
| Mumiriatsaq quviagijara. | I enjoy dancing. |
This affix can be used to describe activities that one enjoys - or does not enjoy - doing.
| Tuttuliariatsaq quviagijara. | I enjoy caribou hunting. |
| Pisugiatsaq iqiagijara. | I don’t feel like walking. |
| Aullariatsaq quviagiviuk? | Do you enjoy travelling? |