26 » directions

This exercise is only available in the South Qikiqtaaluk dialect.

 

1.  Answer the folloiwng questions according to your situation:

ᓯᓚ ᐱᐅᑉᐸᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᓱᓛᖅᑭᑦ?

ᐊᓄᕌᖅᑲᑦ ᓱᓛᖅᑭᑦ?

ᖃᓐᓂᖅᑲᑦ ᓱᓛᖅᑭᑦ?

ᐅᐃᕐᖓᕈᕕᑦ ᓱᓛᖅᑭᑦ?

ᓂᐅᕕᕆᐊᓛᖅᑭᑦ?

ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ ᒪᑐᑉᐸᑦ ᓱᓛᖅᑭᑦ?

 

2.  Answer the following questions using the word in brackets:

ᓇᒧᙵᖅᑭᑦ?     (down over there).

ᓇᒨᖅᑲᐅᕙ?   (up there somewhere)

ᓱᑲᒃᑯᕕᒃ ᓇᒧᙵᖅᑲᐅᕕᐅᒃ?  (right over there)

ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑦ ᓇᒧᙵᖅᑲᐅᕕᐅᒃ?  (in the living room)

ᑳᐱᓕᐅᕈᑦ ᓇᒧᙵᖅᑲᐅᕕᐅᒃ?  (in the kitchen)

ᑏᓕᐅᕈᑦ ᓇᒧᙵᖅᑲᐅᕕᐅᒃ?  (right here in this spot)

 

3.  Translate the following into Inuktitut: 

Right here in this room.

 I have a cabin in that area. 

Do you have family there (in that place)?

 Is your younger sibling (same sex) around (here)? 

We went kayaking down there.

We are going to eat somewhere up there at noon.