contrasting (opposites)
CONTRASTING (OPPOSITES)
Below are a series of opposites that can be used to contrast different objects or people:
| takijuq | tall; long |
| naittuq | short |
| Titiraut takijuq. | The pencil is long. |
| Titiraut naittuq. | The pencil is short. |
| uunaqtuq | hot |
| nilliniaqtuq | cold |
| Kaapi uunaqtuq. | The coffee is hot. |
| Imiq nilliniaqtuq. | The water is cold. |
| angijuq | big |
| mikijuq | small |
| Maligaliurvik angijuq. | The Legislative Assembly is big. |
| Liinap illunga mikijuq. | Liina's house is small. |
| akitujuq | expensive |
| akikittuq | inexpensive |
| Qarasaujaq akitujuq. | The computer is expensive. |
| Ivalu akikittuq. | The thread is inexpensive. |
| amisut | many; lots of |
| qattiinnait | few |
| kiinaujat amisut | lots of money |
| uasat qattiinnait | a few cents |