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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sila piuppat
ᓯᓚ ᐱᐅᑉᐸᑦ
if the weather is good
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suniaqqit?
ᓱᓂᐊᖅᑭᑦ?
What will you be doing?
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umiaqtuqtuq
ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᖅ
boating (he/she goes...)
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illuralaattinnut
ᐃᓪᓗᕋᓛᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ
cabin (to my/our...)
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siarrijautikutaaqtuq
ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᑯᑖᖅᑐᖅ
skis (he/she...)
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qajaqtuqtuq
ᖃᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᖅ
kayaks (he/she...)
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haakiqtuq
Hᐋᑭᖅᑐᖅ
hockey (she plays...)
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nunivattuq
ᓄᓂᕙᑦᑐᖅ
berry-picking (she/he is…)
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pisuttuq
ᐱᓱᑦᑐᖅ
walks (she/he...)
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qamutaujaq
ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᖅ
snowmobile
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Kimmirusiariamut
ᑭᒻᒥᕈᓯᐊᕆᐊᒧᑦ
trail to Kimmirut
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ullulimaaq
ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᖅ
all day
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pinasuarusiup nunngua
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊ
weekend
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taunani
ᑕᐅᓇᓂ
down there (general area)
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tapaani
ᑕᐹᓂ
up there (general area)
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tapikani
ᑕᐱᑲᓂ
up there in that spot
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tappaunga
ᑕᑉᐸᐅᖓ
up to that general area
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tappikunga
ᑕᑉᐱᑯᖓ
up to that spot
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uvani
ᐅᕙᓂ
here in this spot
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maani
ᒫᓂ
here, in this area
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kanani
ᑲᓇᓂ
down in that spot there
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unani
ᐅᓇᓂ
down there (general area)
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takanani
ᑕᑲᓇᓂ
down there in that spot
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takanunga
ᑕᑲᓄᖓ
down to that spot
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taununga
ᑕᐅᓄᖓ
down to that general area
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