Inuktut Glossary

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naalaut
radio
naalautiqarvik
radio station
naalautittuq
radio (he/she listens to the...)
naammattuq
It's O.K.
naanngujunga
stomach ache (I have a ...)
naaq
stomach
naasaijuq
counts (he/she...)
naasauti
number
naatsiingujalaarniaq
Saturday (Iqaluit dialect)
naatsiingujaq
Sunday
naggajjau
Monday
nagguarmik
ring
naimuuliqtuq
from just after 8:30 to just before 9:00
naimuuqtuq
9 o'clock
nainniqsaq
shorter
naittua
short hand (clock)
naittuq
short
najak
sister of a male
najjuk
antler (caribou)
najugaq
place where one resides
nakinngaaqqit?
Where are you coming (back) from?
nakit?
from where?
nakituinnaq
from anywhere; from all over
nakurmiik
thank you
Nakurmiik niritikkavinga.
Thank you for the meal.
nakurmiimmarialuk
Thank you very much.
naliak
which one?
nallaqtuq
lies down (she...)
nalligijara
love him/her/it (I...)
nalligijaujuq
loved (she/he is...)
nalligusuktunga
feel love for (I...)
nalligusunnaq
Valentine's Day
nalligusuttuq
love (he/she is in...)
nalliutijuq
birthday (he/she is having their...today)
Nalliutisuungujunga iipurimi.
My birthday is in April.
Nalliutisuungujunga juunimi.
My birthday is in June.
nalliutisuuq
birthday (he/she has their...on such and such a day)
nalujuq
unsure (he/she is feeling...)
nalulirama
confused (I am...)
nalunaikkutaq
indication; sign; signal
Nami inuunikuuvit?
Where were you born?
Nami iqqanaijaqqit?
Where do you work?
nami?
where?
namiippa?
Where is it?
namiippit?
Where are you?
namimiutauva?
Where is she / he from?
namimiutauvit?
Where are you from?
namimiutsajauvit?
Where are you originally from?
nammagaaq
knapsack
namunngaqqauviuk?
Where did you put it? (earlier today)
namunngaqqit?
Where are you going?
Namut parnappit?
Where do you plan to go?
namut?
where to?
nangiarnaqtuq
something dangerous that causes fear
nangiqsigit
Stand up. (command)
nangiqsijuq
stands (she/he...)
nanivara
found it (I...)
nanniaqtuq
polar bear hunting (he/she has gone...)
nanuminiq
polar bear meat
nanuminiqtulauqsimavit?
Have you eaten polar bear meat before?
nanuq
polar bear
nanuraq
polar bear hide
Nanurmik takulauqsimavit?
Have you ever seen a polar bear?
napaaqtuq
tree
napu
qamutiik cross-bar
naqittaqtuq
snaps (sewing)
naqittaut
keyboard (computer)
naqsaq
valley
nasaq
hat
natiruviattuq
drifting snow
natsaqtuq
carries; hauls; transports (he/she...)
natsarlugit!
Bring them (along)!
Natsilik
coast between Kugaaruk and Gjoa Haven
natsiminiq
ringed seal meat
natsiq
ringed seal
natsiqsiuriaqtuq
seal hunting (he/she goes...)
natsiqtuq
caught a ringed seal (he/she...)
natsirasugiaqtuq
seal hunting (he/she has gone...)
natsivak
hooded seal
nattiminirmik uujuliuqtuq
seal broth (he/she makes...)
nattiminirmik uujuqtuqtuq
seal broth (he/she eats...)
Naujaat
Naujaat
naujaq
seagull
nauli?
where (and/but...?)
niaqunngujuq
headache (he/she has a...)
Niaqunnguut
Apex (neighbourhood in Iqaluit)
niaquq
head
nijjajut
music
nijjausijaqti
musician
nijjausijaqtuq
playing music (he/she is...)
nikku
dried meat
niksik
fishing hook
nillasuktuq
It is cold (weather).
nillinaqtuq
cool (liquid).
ningauk
son-in-law; brother-in-law (of the same sex)
ningiuq
old woman; (in some dialects) grandmother
ninngaumajuq
angry (he/she is...)
nipijjut
glue
nipisa
sea leech
niqi
food
niqiliurniaqtunga
food (I will make...)
niqtiuqtuq
cooks (he/she...)
nirijuguk
eating, we (2) are...
nirijugut
eating, we (3+) are...
nirijunga
eating, I am...
nirijuq
eating, she/he is...
nirijusi
eating, you (3+) are...
nirijusik
eating, you (2) are...
nirijut
eating, they are (3+)...
nirijutit
eating, you (1) are...
nirijuuk
eating, they (2) are...
nirivijjuaq
feast (community event)
nirivik
restaurant
nirivimiittunga
dining room (I am in...)
nirjut
animal (wild or domestic)
nirlik
Canada goose
nirritit
dishes
niruaqtaujuq
chosen; elected (he/she is...)
niruaqtuq
chooses; elects (he/she)
nirukittuq
narrow (tight space/object)
nittaittuq
weather with low visibility
niu
leg
Niupaulaan
Newfoundland
niuviqtuq
buys something (he...)
niuviriaqtuq
shopping (he/she goes...)
niuvirvik
store
Niuvirvik matusimajuq.
closed (The store is...)
Niuvirvimmi iqqanaijaqtunga.
work at the store (I...)
niuvirviralaaq
corner store
niviugguq
protective (to be...)
nuakuluk
female's sister's child
nuijagaq
sweater
nuila
fur trim around hood of a parka
nujakittuq
short hair
nujakutaak
long hair
nujangit qurjut
light hair
nujat
hair
nukaq
younger sibling (of the same sex)
nukaqtiqpaaq
youngest sibling (the...)
nukillausiriji
electrician
nuliaq
wife
nulu
buttock
nuluat
fishing net
numaagijanga
sad (it makes him...)
nuna
land
Nunainguk
Nain
Nunaingumiuk 
someone from Nain
nunakkuurut
automobile
nunalik
community
nunaqqatigiit
people from the same community
nunarait
flowers
nunaraq
flower
nunasiuqtuq
driving a car (he/she is...)
nunasiut
car
Nunatsiaq
Northwest Territories
Nunatsiavut
Nunatsiavut
Nunavik
Nunavik
Nunavut ullunga
Nunavut Day (July 9)
nunivattuq
berry-picking (she/he is…)
nunnguani
at the end of
nuqarutit
ropes for securing a tent
nuqqangajuq
still; motionless
nuqqaqtuq
stops (he/she...)
nuqqarit!
stop!
nuqqarvik
stop sign
nutaaq
new
Nuuvasikuusa
Nova Scotia
nuvattunga
cold (I have a...)
nuvipiri
November
nuviqsaqtuq
knits (she...)
nuvua
point of land
nuvuja
cloud
nuvujajuq
cloudy (it is...)