-vik is an affix that is added to a verb to indicate a time or place where an action takes place:

niri-	to eat
nirivik	restaurant

 

This affix is irregular when it is added to roots.

It normally can be added directly to roots that end in vowels:

ani-	to exit; to go out
anivik	exit; way out

If it is added to a root ending in q, it normally changes the final q to r:

ilinniaq-	to learn; to study
ilinniarvik	school

When -vik is added to a root ending in t, it normally changes the final t to v:

tikit	to arrive
tikivvik	place of arrival; the event of arriving

Sometimes, however, it will delete final t:

kiinaujaq + kkut + vik =

kiinaujakkuvik

bank

 

When it is added to a root ending in k, it normally changes the final k to v:

quviasuk-	to be happy
Quviasuvvik	Christmas (literally, a time of joy)