Dialogue: What do you usually do?
Qajaaq:
Suqattaqqit unnukkut? ᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑭᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ?What do you usually do in the evenings.
Nasuk:
Naalautiqattaqtunga. Ivvilli, suvappit?ᓈᓚᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ. ᐃᕝᕕᓪᓕ ᓱᕙᑉᐱᑦ?I listen to the radio. What about you, what do you usually do?
Qajaaq:
Haakiqpattunga.ᕼᐋᑭᖅᐸᑦᑐᖓ. I play hockey.
Nasuk:
Asu. Haakilauqqilli ippatsaq?ᐊᓱ. ᕼᐋᑭᓚᐅᖅᑭᓪᓕ ᐃᑉᐸᑦᓴᖅ?I see. Did you play hockey yesterday?
Qajaaq:
ii.ᐄ.Yes.
Vocabulary
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tupattuq
ᑐᐸᑦᑐᖅ
waking up (he/she is...)
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uvininniaqtuq
ᐅᕕᓂᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ
showers (he/she...)
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iqqanaijariaqtuq
ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅ
work (he/she is going to...)
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pisuttuq
ᐱᓱᑦᑐᖅ
walking (she/he is...)
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katimajut
ᑲᑎᒪᔪᑦ
meeting (they are...)
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kaapituqtuq
ᑳᐱᑐᖅᑐᖅ
drinking coffee (he/she is...)
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niuviriaqtuq
ᓂᐅᕕᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅ
shopping (he/she goes...)
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niuviqtuq
ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑐᖅ
buys something (he...)
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angirraujuq
ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔪᖅ
home (she goes...)
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niqtiuqtuq
ᓂᖅᑎᐅᖅᑐᖅ
cooks (he/she...)
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salummaqsaijuq
ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᔪᖅ
cleaning (he/she is...)
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naalautittuq
ᓈᓚᐅᑎᑦᑐᖅ
radio (he/she listens to the...)
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miqsuqtuq
ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑐᖅ
sewing (he/she is...)
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uqalimaaqtuq
ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑐᖅ
reading (he/she is...)
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haakiqtuq
Hᐋᑭᖅᑐᖅ
hockey (he/she plays...)
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angunasuttuq
ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᑐᖅ
hunts (he/she...)
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qautamaat
ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ
every day
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taqqitamaat
ᑕᖅᑭᑕᒫᑦ
every month
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aujatamaat
ᐊᐅᔭᑕᒫᑦ
every summer
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pinasuarusitamaat
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᑦ
every week
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ukiutamaat
ᐅᑭᐅᑕᒫᑦ
every winter
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arraagutamaat
ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ
every year
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suvit?
ᓱᕕᑦ?
What are you doing?
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Grammar
34 » Daily Activities
The basic form of the Inuktut verb describes an action that happens once. If we want to describe an action that happens repeatedly or regulary, we need to add the affixes -vat- / -pat- or -qattaq-. These affixes have the same meaning and can be used interchangeably.
| iqqanaijaqtunga | iqqanaijaqpattunga / iqqanaijaqattaqtunga |
| I am working right now. | I work (regular or repeated action). |
| Naggajjaumi iqqanaijaqpappit / iqqanaijaqattaqqit? | Qautamaat iqqanaijaqpattunga / iqqanaijaqattaqtunga. |
| Do you work on Mondays? (regular or repeated action) | I work every day. |
-vat- is added to verbs that end in a vowel. For verbs ending in a consonant, the affix changes to -pat- :
| tiituq- | Qautamaat tiituqpattunga. |
| to drink tea | I drink tea every day. |
| uqaala- | Qautamaat Ilisapimut uqaalavattunga. |
| to call someone | I call Ilisapi every day. |
In the South Qikiqtaaluk dialect, -pat- changes a k- or t- sound that comes before it to p- :
| pisuk- | pisuppattunga. |
| to walk | I walk often. |
| qungat- | Qungappappa? |
| to smile | Does he/she smile often? |
The affix -qattaq- can be added to verbs ending in vowels or consonants. When added to a root ending in a consonant, -qattaq- deletes the final consonant:
| pisuqattaqtunga | misuqattaqtuq |
| I walk often. | He/she often sews. |
| qungaqattaqtuq | Sinittiaqattaqtuq. |
| He/she smiles often. | He/she sleeps well (regular action). |