Dialogue: Weekend plans
iiva:
Pinasuarusiup nunnguani sulaaqqit?ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᓱᓛᖅᑭᑦ? What are you doing this weekend?
Sulumani:
illuralaattinuulaaqtunga.ᐃᓪᓗᕋᓛᑦᑎᓐᓅᓛᖅᑐᖓ. I am going to my cabin.
iiva:
Asukuluk, quviagiviuk tauvani?ᐊᓱᑯᓗᒃ, ᖁᕕᐊᒋᕕᐅᒃ ᑕᐅᕙᓂ? Oh yeah? Do you like it there?
Sulumani:
ii, atsualuk quviagijara.ᐄ, ᐊᑦᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᕋ. Yes indeed, I really like it there.
iiva:
Tauvani suvakkavit? ᑕᐅᕙᓂ ᓱᕙᒃᑲᕕᑦ?What do you do out there?
Sulumani:
Pisuppattunga kuummut.ᐱᓱᑉᐸᑦᑐᖓ ᑰᒻᒧᑦ. I often walk to the river.
Vocabulary
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tusarnirijara
ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕆᔭᕋ
I like the sound of it.
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quviasunngittunga
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᙱᑦᑐᖓ
sad (I am....)
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quviasuktunga
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᖓ
happy (I am...)
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quviagijara
ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᕋ
I enjoy it.
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piuksaqtunga
ᐱᐅᒃᓴᖅᑐᖓ
I like...
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piugijara
ᐱᐅᒋᔭᕋ
I like it.
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numaagijanga
ᓄᒫᒋᔭᖓ.
sad (it makes him...)
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nalligusuktunga
ᓇᓪᓕᒍᓱᒃᑐᖓ
I feel love for...
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nalligijara
ᓇᓪᓕᒋᔭᕋ
I love it / him / her.
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mamariviuk?
ᒪᒪᕆᕕᐅᒃ?
Do you like the taste of it?
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mamarijara
ᒪᒪᕆᔭᕋ
I like the taste of it.
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mamaqsaqtunga
ᒪᒪᖅᓴᖅᑐᖓ
I like the taste.
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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
He makes you feel shy.
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kajjaarinngitait
ᑲᔾᔮᕆᙱᑕᐃᑦ.
You find it dreary.
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illuralaaliaqta
ᐃᓪᓗᕋᓛᓕᐊᖅᑕ
cabin (Let’s go to the...)
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iliragijanga
ᐃᓕᕋᒋᔭᖓ
He's afraid to disappoint him/her.
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ilagiit
ᐃᓚᒌᑦ
family
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Grammar
-gusut-/-rusut- (affix)
The affix -gusut- / -rusut- is attached to verbs to describe:
1. Emotions or feelings
nalligusuttuq | He loves; he feels love. |
titsigusuttuq | He finds something amusing. |
kanngusuttuq | She is feeling shy. |
2. The need for, or the desire to do something:
imirusuttunga | I am thirsty. |
pisugusuttugut | We feel like walking. |
Note that -gusuk- changes to -rusuk- when the affix is added to a stem ending in q:
mamaq + rusut + tuq = | mamarusuktuq |
He/she finds something tasty. |
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Many of the verbs that describe emotions follow a similar pattern.
First, there is a basic form used to describe the emotion someone is feeling:
quviasuttunga |
I am happy. |
For the basic form we take the root of the verb, and in many cases, add the affix -sut- followed by the simple verb endings:
kappia- | kappiasuttuuk |
to be afraid | The two of them are afraid. |
quvia- | quviasuppit? |
to feel happy | Are you happy? |
Next, there is a more complex form of these verbs that describes who or what is causing that emotion:
kappiagijara |
I am afraid of him/her. |
For the more complex form, the affix -gi- / -ri- is added to the root verb, followed by a double person ending:
iliragijaatigut | kappiagiviuk? | piugijara |
He/she is intimidated by us. | Are you afraid of it? | I like it. |
Note that -ri- is used after verb roots that end in -q:
mamaqtuq | mamarijanga |
It tastes good. | It tastes good to her. |