Dialogue: Where is my knapsack?
Luukasi:
Anaanaak, namiippa nammagaara?ᐊᓈᓈᒃ, ᓇᒦᑉᐸ ᓇᒻᒪᒑᕋ? Mom, where is my knapsack?
Maata:
illurusirmiittuq.ᐃᓪᓗᕈᓯᕐᒦᑦᑐᖅ. In the bedroom.
Luukasi:
Nami?ᓇᒥ? Where?
Maata:
illiup ataaniittuqqai. ᐃᓪᓕᐅᑉ ᐊᑖᓃᑦᑐᖃᐃ.Maybe it's under the bed.
Luukasi:
Asu.ᐊᓱ. OK.
Vocabulary
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namiippa?
ᓇᒦᑉᐸ?
Where is it?
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iluani
ᐃᓗᐊᓂ
inside
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illu
ᐃᓪᓗ
house
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illuup iluaniittuq
ᐃᓪᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓃᑦᑐᖅ
inside the house (they are...)
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pulaarvik
ᐳᓛᕐᕕᒃ
living room
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pulaarvimiittunga
ᐳᓛᕐᕕᒻᒦᑦᑐᖓ
living room (I am in...)
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itsivautakutaak
ᐃᑦᓯᕙᐅᑕᑯᑖᒃ
sofa
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uqalimaagakkuvik
ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᑯᕕᒃ
book shelf
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talaviisa
ᑕᓚᕖᓴ
television
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nammagaaq
ᓇᒻᒪᒑᖅ
knapsack
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qaummaqqut
ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖅᑯᑦ
lamp
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qulliq
ᖁᓪᓕᖅ
lamp (seal oil)
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illurusiq
ᐃᓪᓗᕈᓯᖅ
bedroom
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illurusimiittunga
ᐃᓪᓗᕈᓯᒦᑦᑐᖓ
bedroom (I’m in the...)
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illiq
ᐃᓪᓕᖅ
bed
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akisiq
ᐊᑭᓯᖅ
pillow
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kuuqarvik
ᑰᖃᕐᕕᒃ
kitchen
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quaqaut
ᖁᐊᖃᐅᑦ
fridge
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quakkuvik
ᖁᐊᒃᑯᕕᒃ
freezer
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tiiliurut
ᑏᓕᐅᕈᑦ
tea pot
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kaapiliurut
ᑳᐱᓕᐅᕈᑦ
coffee pot; coffee maker
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savik
ᓴᕕᒃ
knife
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naalaut
ᓈᓚᐅᑦ
radio
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sanikkuvik
ᓴᓂᒃᑯᕕᒃ
garbage can
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uasarvik
ᐅᐊᓴᕐᕕᒃ
sink
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anarvik
ᐊᓇᕐᕕᒃ
washroom
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qurvik
ᖁᕐᕕᒃ
toilet
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allarut
ᐊᓪᓚᕈᑦ
towel
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iga
ᐃᒐ
stove
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sirluaq
ᓯᕐᓗᐊᖅ
storage shed
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matu
ᒪᑐ
door
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majurautit
ᒪᔪᕋᐅᑎᑦ
stairs
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avalu
ᐊᕙᓗ
wall
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igalaaq
ᐃᒐᓛᖅ
window
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matuingajuq
ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅ
open (it is...)
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matusimajuq
ᒪᑐᓯᒪᔪᖅ
closed (it is...)
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ikumajuq
ᐃᑯᒪᔪᖅ
on (it is turned...)
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qaminngajuq
ᖃᒥᙵᔪᖅ
off (It's turned...)
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Iga qaminngajuq.
ᐃᒐ ᖃᒥᙵᔪᖅ.
off (the stove is...)
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Grammar
19 » To be at / in...
-met- is an affix that attaches to a noun root to mean "to be in / at...".
| illumettuk | She is in the house. |
| Apvitommettugut | We (3+) are in Hopedale. |
When -met- follows the letter k, it softens this sound by changing it to m:
| Kimatullivik | shed |
| Kimatullivimmettut | They are in the shed. |
Remember to follow the law of double consonants:
| sinipvik | bedroom |
| sinipvimettuk | It is in the bedroom. |
20 » The Affix -vik
-vik is an affix that is added to a verb to indicate a time or place where an action takes place:
| nigi- | to eat |
| nigipvik | dining room |
This affix is irregular when it is added to roots. In many instances, it changes a -k that comes before it to -p:
| anik- | to go out |
| anipvik | exit; way out |
| sinik- | to sleep |
| sinipvik | bedroom |
| pulâk- | to visit |
| pulâpvik | living room |
Some speakers, though, will change the -k sound to a -g sound; others may use an -ff sound:
| anigvik | aniffik |
| sinigvik | siniffik |
| pulâgvik | pulâffik |
Another example:
| tikik- | to arrive |
| tikipvik / tikigvik / tikiffvik |
place of arrival; arrival hall (airport) |