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.
Vocabulary
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uvangattauq
ᐅᕙᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ
me, too
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unnusakkut
ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ
Good Afternoon.
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ungaliagu
ᐅᖓᓕᐊᒍ
tomorrow (the day after...)
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qauppat
ᖃᐅᑉᐸᑦ
tomorrow
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qatsimuuqqat?
ᖃᑦᑎᒨᖅᑲᑦ?
at what time? (in the future)
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mitsaanut
ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ
about
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maligaq
ᒪᓕᒐᖅ
law
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katimavik
ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒃ
boardroom; meeting place
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katimaqatigijunnaqinnga?
ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᕿᙵ?
meet with me (can you...?)
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kaapiturvik
ᑳᐱᑐᕐᕕᒃ
coffee shop
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initsaliuqtuq
ᐃᓂᑦᓴᓕᐅᖅᑐᖅ
appointment (he/she makes an...)
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aullaqtuq
ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑐᖅ
departs (he/she...)
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atii
ᐊᑏ
Come on!; Let's go!; Go ahead.
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akaujuq
ᐊᑲᐅᔪᖅ
good; convenient
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Grammar
35 » The Affix -qati
This very common affix is attached to a verb to indicate someone or some people who do something with someone else:
| pi + qati = piqati | ilinniaqati | iqqaniajaqati |
| friend; companion | classmate | co-worker |
-qati is often followed by the verb -gi- meaning to have, which is in turn followed by a double person ending:
| Susi ilinniaqatigijara | miqsuqatigijanga |
| Susi is my classmate (literally, I have Susi as a classmate). | She sews with her. |
-qati- + -gi- can also be put in the dual or plural to form a word that can stand on its own:
| mumiqatigiik | niriqatigiit |
| two people dancing together | several people eating together |
Remember that double person endings are the most common way to relate oen person or object to another. Notice how differently Inuktut and English build the following sentences:
| katimaqatigijunnaqqinnga? | Taiviti iqqanaijaqatigiviuk? |
| Can you meet with me? | Do you work with Taiviti? (literally, do you have Taiviti as a co-worker)? |