| ikiq |
noun root |
narrow passage / strait |
| imaaq- |
verb root |
to fall into a body of water |
| imaq |
noun root |
water; sea |
| ingirraniq |
noun root |
(moving water) current |
| ingiulittuq |
verb root + affix/ending |
There are large swells. |
| ingiulittuq Iingiuliktuq) |
verb root + affix/ending |
large swells (ocean); rough waters |
| isuqtuq |
noun root |
muddy unclear water |
| itijuq |
verb root + affix/ending |
The water is deep. |
| kangiqtuk |
noun root |
inlet; fiord |
| kuugalaak |
noun root |
creek; stream |
| kuuk |
noun root |
river |
| kuuk- |
verb root |
to flow (water) |
| malliqtuq |
verb root + affix/ending |
It is wavy (ocean). |
| naluk- |
verb root |
to dive into the water |
| piturnivik |
noun root |
tide at full moon |
| qagaaq- |
verb root |
the motion of whitecaps forming on water |
| qagaaqtuq |
verb root + affix/ending |
There are whitecaps. |
| qamaniq |
noun root |
widening within the river |
| qisuk |
noun root |
fog that forms over open water in winter; “sea smoke" |
| qurlurniq |
noun root |
waterfall |
| sijjaq |
noun root |
water's edge (land, ice) |
| sinaa |
noun root |
water's edge; floe edge |
| tajjaaraq- |
verb root |
waves on the shore on a calm day |
| tariuq |
noun root |
ocean; sea; salt |
| tasiarjuk |
noun root |
pond |
| tasilimmut |
noun root + affix/ending |
to where there is a lake |
| tasiq |
noun root |
lake |
| tasiujaq |
noun root |
bay |
| tininngajuq |
verb root + affix/ending |
It is low tide. |
| tinit- |
verb root |
the motion of the tide going out |
| ulinngappat |
verb root + affix/ending |
when it gets to high tide |
| ulippat |
verb root + affix/ending |
when the tide is full |
| ulit- |
verb root |
1. the motion of the tide rising 2. to be inside out |