Glossary

QaniujaaqpaitQaliujaaqpaitsort iconQallunaatitut
ᐋᑐᕚAatuvaaOttawa
ᐋᑐᕚᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᖓAatuvaamiutaujungaI'm from Ottawa.
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ᐃᓛᓕilaaliwelcome (You're...)
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓲᖑᔪᖓinuktituusuungujunga.Inuktitut (I speak...)
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓲᖑᕖᑦ?inuktituusuunguviit?Inuktitut (Do you speak... ?)
ᐃᖃᓗᒻᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᖓIqalummiutaujungaI'm from Iqaluit.
ᐃᕝᕕᓪᓕ?ivvilli?and you?
ᑭᓇᐅᕕᑦ?kinauvit?What's your name?
ᒥᑭᔪᒥᒃmikijumiklittle bit (a...)
ᓇᒥᒥᐅᑕᐅᕕᑦ?namimiutauvit?Where are you from?
ᓇᒥᒥᐅᑦᓴᔭᐅᕕᑦ?namimiutsajauvit? Where are you originally from?
ᓂᕆᔪᒍᒃnirijugukeat, we (2)...
ᓂᕆᔪᒍᑦnirijuguteat, we (3+)...
ᓂᕆᔪᖓnirijungaeat, I...
ᓂᕆᔪᖅnirijuqeats, she/he...
ᓂᕆᔪᓯnirijusieat, you (3+)...
ᓂᕆᔪᓯᒃnirijusikeat, you (2)...
ᓂᕆᔪᑦnirijuteat, they (3+)...
ᓂᕆᔪᑎᑦnirijutiteat, you...
ᓂᕆᔫᒃnirijuukeat, they (2)...
ᖃᓄᐃᓕᕕᑦ?qanuilivit?What did you say?
ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑐᒍᒃqanuinngittugukWe (2) are fine.
ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦqanuinngittugutWe (3+) are fine.
ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑐᖓqanuinngittungaI'm fine.
ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐱᓯ?qanuippisi?How are all of you?
ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐱᓯᒃ?qanuippisik?How are the two of you?
ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐱᑦ?qanuippit?How are you?
ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃqujannamiikthank you
ᑕᑯᔪᖅtakujuqsees (she...)
ᑕᑯᓛᕆᕗᒍᒃtakulaarivugukSee you again soon.
ᑕᕝᕙᓃᑉᐸ?tavvaniippa?Is she / he there?
ᑕᕝᕙᓃᑦᑐᖅtavvaniittuqIt / she / he is here.
ᑐᙵᓱᒋᑦtunngasugitwelcome
ᑐᙵᓱᒋᑦᓯtunngasugitsiwelcome (addressing more than 2 people).
ᑐᙵᓱᒋᑦᓯᒃtunngasugitsikwelcome (addressing 2 people)
ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦullaakkutGood Morning
ᐅᓪᓗᖃᑦᓯᐊᕆᑦulluqatsiaritHave a good day (to one person).
ᐅᓪᓗᖃᑦᓯᐊᕆᑦᓯulluqatsiaritsiHave a good day (to 3+)
ᐅᓪᓗᖃᑦᓯᐊᕆᑦᓯᒃulluqatsiaritsikHave a good day (to two people)