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I don't understand
TukisiNNGITtunga
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Good afternoon
Unnusakkut
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I am find, what about you?
Qanuinngittunga, ivvilli?
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I, too, am fine
Uvangalu qanuinngittunga
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When to use -li?
Add on to a pronoun to indicate changing the subject (change from me to you)
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When to use -lu?
- Means 'and' - add to pronoun to re-state something
- i.e. I, too, am sleepy - uvangaLU uirngarmijunga
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Affix (ending) for questions involving you (singular) - i.e. are YOU eating?
- -VIT if vowel
- -QIT if ends in q
- -PIT if ends in any other consonant
- niriVIT?
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Affix (endiing) for questions involving he/she/it - Is HE eating?
- -VA if vowel
- -QA if ends in q
- -PA if ends in any other consonant
- NiriVA
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to understand (root)
tukisi-
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Do you understand?
tukisiVIT?
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Does he/she understand?
tukisiVA?
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Are you sleeping? (SINIK- = sleep)
- SINIK --> SINIP + PIT
- SINIPPIT?
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How do questions change to become yes or no questions?
- Draw out the last syllable
- Would you like coffee? (Y or N question) --> KaapiturumaVIIT?
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What's your name? Who, me?
Kinauvit? Uvangaa?
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My name is Sean.
Sean-ngujunga
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My name is Sean Doherty
Sean Doherty-ujunga
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I see. (I get it) And who is this? (and this is who?)
Asu. UnaLI kinauva?
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Welcome (to 2 ppl).
Tunngasugitsik
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I live in Iqaluit
Iqalummiutaujunga
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I am from Iqaluit originally.
Iqalummiutsajaujunga
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I am fine.
Qanuinngittunga
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You are from Iqaluit.
Iqalummiutaujutit.
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You are fine.
QanuinngitTUTTIT
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He/She is fine.
Qanuinngittuq
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Are you happy?
Quviasuppit?
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Yes, I am happy.
ii, quviasuKTunga
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Is he/she happy?
Quviasuppa? (quviasuk --> k becomes p + pa)
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Yes, he/she is happy.
QuviasukTUQ
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Are you originally from Iqaluit?
- Iqalummiut-sa-jau-vit?
- Iqalummiutsajauvit?
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