Practice
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1. Select the correct form of the subject ending to attach to the following verbs:
taku_____ (juq / tuq)
qanuinngit_____ (junga / tunga)
aullaq______ (jutit / tutit)
niri_____ (juguk / tuguk)
sinik_____(jut / tut)
qanuinngit_____ (juq / tuq)
2. Complete the Inuktitut translation of the following English sentences, using the correct subject endings:
You see: taku_____
The two of them eat: niri_____
I depart: aullaq_____
The three of you enter: isiq_____
She sleeps: sinik_____
My name is Ilisapi: Ilisapiu_____
The two of us are from Iqaluit: Iqalummiutau_____
3. Practise asking and answering the following questions until you can do this automatically with no notes in front of you.
Kinauvit?
Una kinauva? (answer with Miali)
Namimiutauvit?
Miali namimiutauva? (answer with Iqaluit)
Namimiutsajauvit?
Miali namimiutsajauva? (answer with Ottawa)
Qanuippit?
Miali qanuippa?
Tukisivit?
1.
| Questions | Answers |
| taku_____ (juq / tuq) | takujuq |
| qanuinngit_____ (junga / tunga) | qanuinngittunga |
| aullaq______ (jutit / tutit) | aullaqtutit |
| niri_____ (juguk / tuguk) | nirijuguk |
| sinik_____(jut / tut) | siniktut |
| qanuinngit_____ (juq / tuq) | qanuinngittuq |
2.
| Questions | Answers |
| You see: taku_____ | takujutit |
| The two of them eat: niri_____ | nirijuuk |
| I depart: aullaq_____ | aullaqtunga |
| The three of you enter: isiq_____ | isiqtusi |
| She sleeps: sinik_____ | siniktuq |
| My name is Ilisapi: Ilisapiu_____ | Ilisapiujuq |
| The two of us are from Iqaluit: Iqalummiutau_____ | Iqalummiutaujuguk |
3.
| Questions | Answers |
| Kinauvit? | …ujunga /…ngujunga |
| Una kinauva? | Una Miali. |
| Namimiutauvit? | ...miutaujunga |
| Namimiutauva? (Iqaluit) | Iqalummiutaq |
| Namimiusajauvit? | ...miusajaujunga (answer according to your situation) |
| Namimiusajauva?
(Ottawa) | Aatuvaamiusajaujuq. |
| Qanuippit? | Qanuinngittunga. |
| Miali qanuippa? | Qanuinngittuq. |
| Tukisivit? | ii, tukisijunga. |