Katimajumavit? | Inuktut Tusaalanga

Dialogue: Can you meet with me?

Suvinai:

Katimaqatigijunnaqinnga? ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᕿᙵ? Can you meet with me?

Pakak:

Sunaup mitsaanut? ᓱᓇᐅᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ?What about?

Suvinai:

Nutaap milagaup mitsaanut.ᓄᑖᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ. The new legislation.

Pakak:

ii, qangakkut? ᐄ, ᖃᖓᒃᑯᑦ?Yes. When?

Suvinai:

Tamaani pinasuarusirmi?ᑕᒫᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ? This week?

Pakak:

ii, atii. ᐄ, ᐊᑏ.Yes, lets do that.

Suvinai:

Immaqa pingatsirmi unnusakkut.ᐃᒻᒪᖃ ᐱᖓᑦᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ. Maybe on Wednesday afternoon.

Pakak:

Qatsimuuqqat?ᖃᑦᓯᒨᖅᑲᑦ? At what time?

Suvinai:

4-muuqqat uvannut akaujuq.4-ᒨᖅᑲᑦ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᔪᖅ. 4 o'clock is good for me.

Pakak:

Namiigumavit?ᓇᒦᒍᒪᕕᑦ? Where do you want to meet?

Suvinai

Uvanga allavingani qanuitsangikkuvit.ᐅᕙᖓ ᐊᓪᓚᕕᖓᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᓴᖏᒃᑯᕕᑦ. In my office, if that is OK with you.

Pakak:

ii, qanuinngittuq.ᐄ, ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑐᖅ. Yes, that's fine.

	uvangattauq ᐅᕙᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ me, too
	unnusakkut ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ Good Afternoon.
	ungaliagu ᐅᖓᓕᐊᒍ tomorrow (the day after...)
	qauppat ᖃᐅᑉᐸᑦ tomorrow
	qatsimuuqqat? ᖃᑦᑎᒨᖅᑲᑦ? at what time? (in the future)
	mitsaanut ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ about
	maligaq ᒪᓕᒐᖅ law
	katimavik ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒃ boardroom; meeting place
	katimaqatigijunnaqinnga? ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᕿᙵ? meet with me (can you...?)
	kaapiturvik ᑳᐱᑐᕐᕕᒃ coffee shop
	initsaliuqtuq ᐃᓂᑦᓴᓕᐅᖅᑐᖅ appointment (he/she makes an...)
	aullaqtuq ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑐᖅ departs (he/she...)
	atii ᐊᑏ Come on!; Let's go!; Go ahead.
	akaujuq ᐊᑲᐅᔪᖅ good; convenient

This very common affix is attached to a verb to indicate someone or some people who do something with someone else:

-qati is often followed by the verb -gi- meaning to have, which is in turn followed by a double person ending:

Susi ilinniaqatigijara	Susi is my classmate (literally, I have Susi as a classmate).
Katimaqatigijunnaqqinnga	Can you meet with me?

-qati- + -gi- can also be put in the dual or plural to form a word that can stand on its own:

mumiqatigiik	two people dancing together
niriqatigiit	several people eating together.