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Nami iqqanaijaqpit?
Where do you work?
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Nukillausiriji
electrician
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Iqqanaijaqtuq
He/she works
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qattirijikkut
fire department
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Haamalakkut
hamlet (municipal government)
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asukuluk
oh yeah? I see. That’s good to hear
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ending -kkut
organization
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illulirijikkut (illu+liriji+kkut)
house + deals with + organization = housing corporation
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kinaujaq + liriji = kiinaujaliriji
person who deals with money
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kiinaujalairijikkut (kiinaujaq + liriji + kkut)
organization of people who deal with money = Dept of Finance
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kiinaujalirijikkunni iqqanaijaqtunga
kinaujaliriji + kkunni (kkut + ni) I work at the Dept of Finance
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Gavamalirijikkut
Dept of Executive and Intergov’l Affairs
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Avatilirijikkut
Dept of Environment
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aulausirijikkut
power plant
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Haamalakkunnii iqqanaijaqqit?
- Hammalakkut (hamlet organization) +ni (at) + iqqanaijaq + ait (do you work)
- Do you work at the hamlet?
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Illiniaqtulirijikkut
Dept of Education
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Illiqqusilirijikkut
Dept of CLEY Culture, Language, Elders and Youth
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Inuit Qikiqtani Katujjiqatigiikkunginni iqqanaijaqtuq
- He works at the QIA
- Katujiiqatiqiikkunginni = association
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Inulirijituqakkut
Dept of Indian and Northern Affairs
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Kanatami Mirnguisirvilirijikkut
Parks Canada
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Nami Iqqanaijaqqit Jannii?
Where do you work, Jannii?
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Nunavut Tunggavikkunni iqqanaijaqtunga. Ivvili, nami iqqanaijaqqit Maikaa?
I work at Nunavut Tunggavik Corporation (ni = at). And you, where do you work, Maikaa?
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Haamalakkunni iqqanaijaqtunga.
I work at the hamlet. (Haamalakkut + ni = at the hamlet)
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Kisulirijiuvilli taikani?
What (kisu) liriji (to deal with) uvilli (you) taikani(there)- what do you do there?
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Ivvili, kisulirijuvit Nunavut Tunngavikkunni?
- And you, what do you do at Nunavut Tunungavik?
- ni = at kiss = what liriji = to do/deal with
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kisulirijiuvit?
what do you do?
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Answer: Avatilirijikkunni iqqanaijaqqit?
ii, avatiliirijikkunni iqqanaijaqtunga (I work at Dept of Environment)
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No, I don’t work at the Department of Environment
aagga, avatilirijikkunni iqqanaijanngitunga.
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Maligalirijikkunni iqqanaijaqqa?
Does he/she work at Department of Justice?
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Maligalirijikkut
Department of Justice
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affix that means organization
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ending that means at an organization
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Paliisikkut
police department
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Pinnguaqtulirijikkut
Department of recreation
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qattirijikkut
fire department
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Iqqanaijjaqtulirijikkunni (iqqanaijaqtu + liriji + kkut + ni)
at the Department of Human Reserouces
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