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
48 » Emotions
Many verbs that describe a phyiscal or emotional sensation are followed by the affix -gusuk- or sometimes just -suk- :
| quvia + suk + pit | |
| quviasuppit? | Are you happy? |
| quviasuttunga | I am happy. |
Here are some other examples:
| kappia + suk | to be afraid |
| kappiasuttuuk | The two of them are afraid. |
| kanngu + suk | to feel embarrassed |
| kanngusuttuq | She feels embarrassed |
| aukuni + gusuk | to be a long time |
| akunigusuttut | They feel like it has been a long time. |
| nalli + gusuk | to feel love |
| nalligusuppa? | Is she in love? |
| uppi + gusuk | to feel pride |
| uppigusukkami | because he is proud of something |
| pisuk + gusuk | to feel like walking |
| pisugusuttunga | I fell like walking. |
Next, there is a more complex form of these verbs that takes a transitive verb ending to describe who or what is causing that emotion:
| kappiagiviuk? | Are you afraid of it? |
| nalligijaatit | He 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 | 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 -ngit- is added just before the verb ending:
| kanngusunngittutit | You are not shy. |
| nalliginngittanga | She does not love him. |
| Natsiminiq mamaginngittanga | He does not enjoy the taste of the seal meat. |