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1.  Complete the following sentences, using the correct form of the affix used to express “because...”

Ullumi naanngu_____ (uvanga).

Miali ullumi naanngu_____.

ippassaq niaqunngu________ (ivvit).

Maakusi ippassaq niaqunngu_________.

unnusa aullaq_____. (uvagut)

Maata unnusa aullaq______.

qauppat katimalaaq______ (illisi).

Miali qauppat katimalaaq______.

 

2. Translate the following sentences into Inuktitut:

She’s not working today because she has a cold.

He didn’t go caribou hunting yesterday because he was tired.

We cannot meet today because I have a head ache.

They won’t be coming because they are sick.

She’s not eating because she has a stomach ache.

I am happy because I am not working today.