Dialogue: What do you usually do?
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Vocabulary
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What do you usually do?
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tupaktuq
waking up (he/she is...)
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uaqtuq
showers (he/she...)
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hanajaqtuqtuq
work (he/she is going to...)
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pihuktuq
walking (she/he is...)
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katimařut
meeting (they are...)
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kaapituqtuq
drinking coffee (he/she is...)
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niuviriaqtuq
shopping (he/she goes...)
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niuviqtuq
buys something (he...)
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aiȓuq
home (he/she is going...)
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niqłiuqtuq
cooks (he/she...)
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haliktuq
cleaning (he/she is...)
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naalau'mik naalaktuq
radio (he/she listens to the...)
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miqšuqtuq
sewing (he/she is...)
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uqalimaaqtuq
reading (he/she is...)
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haakiqtuq
hockey (he/she plays...)
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angunahuaqtuq
hunts (he/she...)
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ubluqtamaat
every day
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tatqiqtamaat
every month
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auřaqtamaat
every summer
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pinahuarihiqtamaat
every week
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ukiuqtamaat
every winter
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ařraagutamaat
every year
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Grammar
34 » Daily Activities
These affixes are attached to verbs to indicate an action that happens often or regularly.
-vak- is added to verbs that end in a vowel. For verbs ending in a consonant, it changes to -pak-
| ani + vak + tuq = | |
| anivaktuq | He/she goes out often. |
| pinnaq + pak + tunga | |
| Ubluq tamaat pihukpaktunga. | I walk every day. |
-qattaq- can be added to verbs ending in vowels or consonants. When added to a root ending in a consonant, it deletes the final consonant:
| niri + qattaq + tunga = | |
| Ublaakkut niriqattaqtunga. | I eat in the morning. |
| miqhuq + qattaq + tuq | |
| Unnukkut miqhuqattaqtuq. | She sews in the evening. |
-qattaq- and -vak- / -pak- can normally be used interchangeably.
| angunahuaq + qattaq + pit? = | |
| Aujatamaat angunahuaqattaqpit? | Do you hunt every summer? |
| angunahuaq + pak + tunga | |
| Ukiatamaat angunahuaqpaktunga. | I hunt every fall. |