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INUKTITUT 1.txt

  1. Inuktitut To Memorize!
  2. you
    ivvit
  3. and you?
    ivvilli?
  4. How are you?
    Qanuippit?
  5. I have a cold
    Nuvattunga
  6. How are you?
    Qanuippit?
  7. Are you cold?
    Qiuviit?
  8. I am happy
    Quviasuktunga
  9. I understand
    Tukisijunga
  10. I don't understand
    TukisiNNGITtunga
  11. I am sleepy
    Uirngaqtunga
  12. Good morning
    Ullaakkut
  13. Good afternoon
    Unnusakkut
  14. Good day
    Ullukkut
  15. Good evening
    Unnukkut
  16. I am hot
    uqquujunga
  17. Are you hot?
    Uqquuviit?
  18. We
    uvaguk (2 ppl)
  19. I, me
    uvanga
  20. I eat
    nirijunga
  21. to depart
    aullaq-
  22. to sleep
    sinik-
  23. I, me
    uvanga
  24. you (singular)
    ivvit
  25. you (2)
    ilitsik
  26. he/she/it
    una
  27. they
    ukua
  28. I am find, what about you?
    Qanuinngittunga, ivvilli?
  29. Who, me?
    uvanga?
  30. I, too, am fine
    Uvangalu qanuinngittunga
  31. When to use -li?
    Add on to a pronoun to indicate changing the subject (change from me to you)
  32. When to use -lu?
    • Means 'and' - add to pronoun to re-state something
    • i.e. I, too, am sleepy - uvangaLU uirngarmijunga
  33. 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?
  34. 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
  35. to understand (root)
    tukisi-
  36. Do you understand?
    tukisiVIT?
  37. Does he/she understand?
    tukisiVA?
  38. To come in - root
    ISIQ-
  39. Are you coming in?
    • ISIQ + QIT
    • ISIQQIT
  40. Is he/she coming in?
    • ISIQ + QA
    • ISIQQA
  41. Are you sleeping? (SINIK- = sleep)
    • SINIK --> SINIP + PIT
    • SINIPPIT?
  42. How do questions change to become yes or no questions?
    • Draw out the last syllable
    • Would you like coffee? (Y or N question) --> KaapiturumaVIIT?
  43. What's your name? Who, me?
    Kinauvit? Uvangaa?
  44. Yes, you.
    ii, ivvit.
  45. My name is Sean.
    Sean-ngujunga
  46. My name is Sean Doherty
    Sean Doherty-ujunga
  47. I see. (I get it) And who is this? (and this is who?)
    Asu. UnaLI kinauva?
  48. This is John.
    Una John.
  49. Welcome (to 2 ppl).
    Tunngasugitsik
  50. I live in Iqaluit
    Iqalummiutaujunga
  51. I am from Iqaluit originally.
    Iqalummiutsajaujunga
  52. I am fine.
    Qanuinngittunga
  53. You are from Iqaluit.
    Iqalummiutaujutit.
  54. You are fine.
    QanuinngitTUTTIT
  55. He/She is fine.
    Qanuinngittuq
  56. Are you happy?
    Quviasuppit?
  57. Yes, I am happy.
    ii, quviasuKTunga
  58. Is he/she happy?
    Quviasuppa? (quviasuk --> k becomes p + pa)
  59. Yes, he/she is happy.
    QuviasukTUQ
  60. Are you originally from Iqaluit?
    • Iqalummiut-sa-jau-vit?
    • Iqalummiutsajauvit?
  61. No
    aagga
  62. Yes
    ii
Author
dohertys
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INUKTITUT 1.txt
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INUKTITUT 1st set of flash cards
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