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Morpheme	Example	Example in English	KQT variation
-kauqtuq-	nirikauqtuqtuq angikauqtuqtuq Aniqugakku anikauqtuqtuq.	He/she ate quickly. She quickly agreed. When I asked her to leave, she left immediately.
-kautigi-	sinilikautigijuq maannakautigi	He/she fell right asleep. right now; immediately
-kiaq-	namikiaq	I don't know where; wherever
-kit-	nujakittuq akikittuq qaukittuq ijikittuq siutikittuq inukittuq niaqukittuq	He/she has short hair; the one with the short hair. (it is) inexpensive She has a small forehead. He has small eyes. She has small ears. There are few people. He has a small head.
-kkaluaq-	tikikkaluaqłuni pisukkaluaqłuni	even though he/she/it arrived even though he/she walked...	-raluaq- -galuaq-
-kkanniq-	uqakkanniqtuq	He/she spoke again.
-kkaq	titirakkaq	someone who writes well
-kkiq	qingakkiq	a person with a large nose
-kkut	Piitakkut nukakkunnunngaulauqtunga	a group or family associated with Piita I went to my younger sibiling's place
-kkut	Qimuksikkut angirrarasuqujaulluni. Julaimi sikuiqsimaliqtillugu umiakkut nattirasugialauqtugut.	They wanted him to go home by dogteam. In July, when the ice had gone, we went seal hunting by boat.
-kkuuq-	kuukkuulauqtuq	He/she crossed the river.
-kkuvik	niqikkuvik kiinaujakkuvik	a cupboard; a place to keep food a place where money is stored; bank; wallet
-ksaq	igluksaq niuviaksaksanik Amautimik niuviaksalik niuviaksaq nuliaksaq	material for building a house the things that are to be sold He/she sells an amaut. something to be bought or sold a fiancée
-ksaq-	angiksaqtutit mikiksaqtuq Ukungninga kamiingnik piuksaqtunga.	It is too big for you. It is too small for him/her. I like this pair of skin boots.
-ksarait-	ninngaksaraittuq	He/she gets angry quickly.
-kuluk	pisuktukuluk nukappiakulungmut	The dear little thing is walking. to the little boy
-kutaak	angutikutaak	a tall man
-laaq	qimmilaaq	a puppy
-laaq	angilaaq	the biggest one
-laaq-	Aullalaaqtugut pinasuarusiulaaqtumi. mittarvingmuariaqalaaqtunga	We will be travelling next week. I will have to go to the airport
-langa-	Unnusa qailangavit?	Will you be coming this afternoon?
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-laukak-	nuqqangaalaukakkuttaqai atulaukaglaakkak! anilaukaksimajuq	Maybe we should take a break. Let me use them (2) for a bit! he/she has stepped out for a short time
-lauq-	aullalauqtuq ikpaksaq nukakkunnunngaulauqtunga takujaqtulauqtara Tunilauqtanga asianut angutimut. irnikka igluliulauqtut uvannut qailauqtaanga Julaimi sikuiqsimaliqtillugu umiakkut nattirasugialauqtugut. Nattiqsimalluta sigjamut tulalauqtugut. Tikilauqtunga Iqalungnut. aullaqtualuulauqtuq anitilauqpara	He/she left yesterday. I went to my younger sibiling's place I went to see him/her He/she gave it to another man. My sons (3+) built a house. He/she gave it to me. In July, when the ice had gone, we went seal hunting by boat. Having caught some seals, we went to shore. I arrived in Iqaluit. She left town (and the speaker is not happy about this). I made him/her go out.
-lauq-	takujaqtulaurit kinaungmangaat!	Go and see who it is!
-lauqsima-	Iglulingmiilauqsimavit? Angutit qilaujjagajuqattalauqsimajut. nunaliralaangulauqsimajut	Have you ever been to Iglulik? The men would often play the drum. there were outpost camps (at that time)
-lauqsimanngit-	Mittimatalingmualauqsimanngittuq	He/she has never been to Pond Inlet.
-li	tii mamarijara kaapili mamarinngittara	I like tea but I don't like coffee.
-li-	angiglijuq sukkalijuq angilivalliajuq	It gets bigger. He/she/it is going fast. It is gradually getting bigger.
-liaq-	qajalianga amautiliara	The kayak he built. the amaut I made