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natsiq- (nattiq-) |
verb root |
to catch a seal |
Natsiqsimalluta sijjamut tulalauqtugut. |
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Having caught some seals, we went to shore. |
natsiqtuq |
verb root + affix/ending |
He caught a seal. |
natsirasugiuqtuq |
verb root + affix/ending |
He is going seal hunting for the first time. |
natsirasuk- (nattirasuk-) |
verb root |
to go seal hunting |
natsirmik pilattuq (nattirmik pilaktuq) |
|
He butchers a seal. |
Nattilik |
noun root |
coast between Kugaaruk & Gjoa Haven |
nattivak |
noun root |
hooded seal |
naugli (naulli) |
interrogative |
where is...? |
nauglikiaq |
interrogative |
I wonder where ... Is? |
nauja |
noun root |
seagull |
Naujaat |
noun root |
Naujaat |
naukkut? |
interrogative |
through where?/by what means? |
naulik- |
verb root |
to hit with a harpoon |
naulikiarngai |
interrogative |
I wonder where...is? |
naulli (naugli)? |
interrogative |
Where is…? |
niaqaujaliurut |
noun root |
bread pan |
niaqaujaqsiut |
noun root |
bread knife |
Niaqunnguut |
noun root |
Apex |
Niaqunnguut ungataaniittuq. |
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It is on the other side of Apex; beyond Apex |
niaqunngu |
noun root |
headache |
niaquq |
noun root |
head |
nigiq |
noun root |
south |
nigiq- |
verb root |
south wind |
nigiqtuq |
verb root + affix/ending |
There is a south wind. |
niglinaqtukkuvik |
noun root |
refrigerator |
nijjaajut |
noun root |
music |
nijjaajut |
noun root |
music |
nijjausijaq- |
verb root |
to play music (as a musician) |
nijjausijaqti |
noun root |
musician |
nijjausijaqtut |
verb root + affix/ending |
They play music. |
nikku (mikku) |
noun root |
dried meat |
nikkuguktut |
stem + verb ending |
They are craving dried caribou meat. |
niksigialik |
verb root + affix/ending |
You have to hook it. |
niksik- |
verb root |
to hook something |
nikuvit- |
verb root |
to stand up |
nikuvittariaksaq uluriagijara |
|
I am afraid to stand up straight. |
nilak |
noun root |
fresh water ice used for drinking water |
niliq- |
verb root |
to pass gas |
nillasuk- (niglasuk-) |
verb root |
to be cold weather |
nillasuviutimmat |
verb root + affix/ending |
because it is very cold out |
nillia- |
verb root |
to make continuous sound |
nilliq- |
verb root |
to make a sound |
nillirajuittuq |
verb root + affix/ending |
He/she is very quiet. |
nimak- |
verb root |
to be rolling in pain |
nimiq |
noun root |
string/cord for tying; hair tie |
ningauk |
noun root |
son-in-law; also brother-in-law of a male |
ningiq- |
verb root |
to get a share of some meat; to bring meat home from someone else's catch |
ningiqtuq |
verb root + affix/ending |
he gets a share of the meat; he brings meat home from someone else’s catch |
ningiuq |
noun root |
grandmother/old woman |