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
|
|
namiippa?
ᓇᒦᑉᐸ?
Where is it?
|
|
|
iluani
ᐃᓗᐊᓂ
inside
|
|
|
illu
ᐃᓪᓗ
house
|
|
|
illuup iluaniittuq
ᐃᓪᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓃᑦᑐᖅ
inside the house (they are...)
|
|
|
pulaarvik
ᐳᓛᕐᕕᒃ
living room
|
|
|
pulaarvimiittunga
ᐳᓛᕐᕕᒻᒦᑦᑐᖓ
living room (I am in...)
|
|
|
itsivautakutaak
ᐃᑦᓯᕙᐅᑕᑯᑖᒃ
sofa
|
|
|
uqalimaagakkuvik
ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᑯᕕᒃ
book shelf
|
|
|
talaviisa
ᑕᓚᕖᓴ
television
|
|
|
nammagaaq
ᓇᒻᒪᒑᖅ
knapsack
|
|
|
qaummaqqut
ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖅᑯᑦ
lamp
|
|
|
qulliq
ᖁᓪᓕᖅ
lamp (seal oil)
|
|
|
illurusiq
ᐃᓪᓗᕈᓯᖅ
bedroom
|
|
|
illurusimiittunga
ᐃᓪᓗᕈᓯᒦᑦᑐᖓ
bedroom (I’m in the...)
|
|
|
illiq
ᐃᓪᓕᖅ
bed
|
|
|
akisiq
ᐊᑭᓯᖅ
pillow
|
|
|
kuuqarvik
ᑰᖃᕐᕕᒃ
kitchen
|
|
|
quaqaut
ᖁᐊᖃᐅᑦ
fridge
|
|
|
quakkuvik
ᖁᐊᒃᑯᕕᒃ
freezer
|
|
|
tiiliurut
ᑏᓕᐅᕈᑦ
tea pot
|
|
|
kaapiliurut
ᑳᐱᓕᐅᕈᑦ
coffee pot; coffee maker
|
|
|
savik
ᓴᕕᒃ
knife
|
|
|
naalaut
ᓈᓚᐅᑦ
radio
|
|
|
sanikkuvik
ᓴᓂᒃᑯᕕᒃ
garbage can
|
|
|
uasarvik
ᐅᐊᓴᕐᕕᒃ
sink
|
|
|
anarvik
ᐊᓇᕐᕕᒃ
washroom
|
|
|
qurvik
ᖁᕐᕕᒃ
toilet
|
|
|
allarut
ᐊᓪᓚᕈᑦ
towel
|
|
|
iga
ᐃᒐ
stove
|
|
|
sirluaq
ᓯᕐᓗᐊᖅ
storage shed
|
|
|
matu
ᒪᑐ
door
|
|
|
majurautit
ᒪᔪᕋᐅᑎᑦ
stairs
|
|
|
avalu
ᐊᕙᓗ
wall
|
|
|
igalaaq
ᐃᒐᓛᖅ
window
|
|
|
matuingajuq
ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅ
open (it is...)
|
|
|
matusimajuq
ᒪᑐᓯᒪᔪᖅ
closed (it is...)
|
|
|
ikumajuq
ᐃᑯᒪᔪᖅ
on (it is turned...)
|
|
|
qaminngajuq
ᖃᒥᙵᔪᖅ
off (It's turned...)
|
|
|
Iga qaminngajuq.
ᐃᒐ ᖃᒥᙵᔪᖅ.
off (the stove is...)
|
Grammar
19 » To be at / in...
-miit- is an affix that is attached to a noun meaning "to be somewhere".
| illumiittuq | He/she is in the house. |
| Jalunaimiittugut. | We (3+) are in Yellowknfie. |
The affix -miit- changes a q sound that comes before it to r and a k or t sound to m:
| sirluaq | shed |
| sirluarmiittut | They (3+) are in the shed. |
| pulaarvik | living room |
| pulaarvimmiittuuk | They (2) are in the living room. |
-miit- also shows up in questions:
| namiippit? | Where are you? |
| namiippa? | Where is he/she/it? |
-miit- has an alternate form, -niit- that shows up in expressions like:
| iluaniittut | They are inside. |
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:
| niri- | to eat |
| nirivik | dining room |
This affix can be added directly to roots that end in vowels:
| ani- | to go out |
| anivik | exit; way out |
If it is added to a root ending in -q, it normally changes the final -q to -r :
| pulaaq- | to visit |
| pulaarvik | living room |
When -vik is added to a root ending in -t or -k it normally changes these sounds to -v :
| to arrive | |
| tikivvik | place of arrival; the event of arriving |
| quviasuk- | to be happy |
| quviasuvvik | Christmas (time of happiness) |
Sometimes, however, -vik will delete final -t :
| uqalimaagaq + kkut + vik = | |
| uqalimaagakkuvik | bookshelf |