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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umiaqtuqtuq
ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᖅ
boating (he/she goes...)
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sila piuppat
ᓯᓚ ᐱᐅᑉᐸᑦ
if the weather is good
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taunani
ᑕᐅᓇᓂ
down there (general area)
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Mialigaqtaliminiq
ᒥᐊᓕᒐᖅᑕᓕᒥᓂᖅ
American Islands (near Iqaluit)
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pinasuarusiup nunngua
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊ
weekend
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ikarraq
ᐃᑲᕐᕋᖅ
hour
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ullulimaaq
ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᖅ
all day
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illuralaattinnut
ᐃᓪᓗᕋᓛᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ
cabin (to my/our...)
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Kimmirusiariamut
ᑭᒻᒥᕈᓯᐊᕆᐊᒧᑦ
trail to Kimmirut
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qaqqajaaq
ᖃᖅᑲᔮᖅ
hill
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tasiq
ᑕᓯᖅ
lake
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haakiqtuq
Hᐋᑭᖅᑐᖅ
hockey (she plays...)
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nunivattuq
ᓄᓂᕙᑦᑐᖅ
berry-picking (she/he is…)
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niuviriaqtuq
ᓂᐅᕕᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅ
shopping (she goes...)
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pisuttuq
ᐱᓱᑦᑐᖅ
walks (she/he...)
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qajaqtuqtuq
ᖃᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᖅ
kayaks (he/she...)
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qamutaujaq
ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᖅ
snowmobile
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siarrijautikutaaqtuq
ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᑯᑖᖅᑐᖅ
skis (he/she...)
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suniaqqit?
ᓱᓂᐊᖅᑭᑦ?
What will you be doing?
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