Dialogue: Weekend plans
Vocabulary
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tuharniriřara
like the sound of it (I...)
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nikalluumařuŋa
sad (I am....)
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quviahuktunga
happy (I am...)
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quviagiȓara
enjoy it (I...)
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pittaugiřara
like something (I...)
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pittaugiřara
like it (I...)
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nikaluutigiřaa
sad (it makes him...)
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naglingnaraluaqłuni
feel love for (I...)
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nagligiřara
love him/her/it (I...)
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mamariviuk?
Do you like the taste of it?
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mamariřara
like the taste of it (I...)
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mamaruhuktunga
like the taste (I...)
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iqhigiřaa
afraid of her (he is...)
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kanŋuhuktutit
shy (you are ...)
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kanngugiřat
shy (he/she makes you feel...)
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igluqpannualiaqta
cabin (Let’s go to the...)
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Grammar
47 » Emotions
Many verbs that describe a phyiscal or emotional sensation are followed by the affix -guhuk- or sometimes just -huk- :
| quvia + huk + pit | |
| quviahukpit? | Are you happy? |
| quviahuktunga | I am happy. |
Here are some other examples:
| kappia + huk | to be afraid |
| kappiahuktuuk | The two of them are afraid. |
| kanngu + huk | to feel embarrassed |
| kannguhuktuq | He/she feels shy/embarrassed. |
| ikpi + guhuk | to feel / be impacted by something |
| ikpiguhuktuq | He/she is impacted by something. |
| nagli + guhuk | to love someone |
| nagliguhuktuq | He/she feels love/compassion towards someone. |
| kappiagiviuk? | Are you afraid of it? |
| iliragiřaa | He/she is intimidated by him/her. |
When a transitive verb ending is used, the affix -huk- is dropped and the verb -gi- is added to the root verb to create a link between different people. Here are some other examples of this construction:
| kappiagiviuk? | Are you afraid of it? |
| piugijara | I like it. |
| kanngugiřaa | He/she makes him/her feel shy. |
Note that -ri- is used after verb roots that end in -q :
| mamaqtuq | It tastes good. |
| mamarijanga | It tastes good to her. |
To express the above in the negative, the affix -nngit- is added just before the verb ending:
| kanngusunngittutit | You are not shy. |
| piuginngittara | I don’t like it. |
| Nattiq mamarinngittaa. | He does not enjoy the taste of the seal meat. |
48 » Changing Verbs to Nouns
The affix -niq is added to the end of a verb root in order to talk about the action it describes in a general way (as a noun):
| nirijuq | he is eating |
| niriniq | eating |
| Niriniq quviagiřaa. | He/she enjoys eating. |
When -niq is added to a verb root ending in -k, it changes k to ng :
| pihuktuq | He/she is walking. |
| pihungniq | walking |
| Pihungniq quviagiřaa. | He/she enjoys dancing. |
When -niq is added to a verb root ending in -q, it changes q to r :
| numiqtuq | He/she is dancing. |
| numirniq | dancing |
| Numirniq quviagiřaa. | He/she enjoys dancing. |
This affix can be used to describe activities that one enjoys - or does not enjoy - doing.
| Mukpauřiurniq quviagiřara. | I enjoy making bread. |
| Hiningniq iqiagiřara. | I don’t feel like sleeping. |
| Aullarniq quviagiviuk? | Do you enjoy travelling? |