Morpheme List

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Morpheme	Example	Example in English	KQT variation
-ri-	annuraat paniqsiarivakka Nuliariviuk Uluusi? mamariviuk?	I am waiting for the clothes to dry. Is Uluusi your wife? Do you like the taste of it?	-gi-
-riaksaq	Mumiriaksaq quviagijara.	I enjoy dancing.	-giaksaq -tariaksaq -jariaksaq
-riaq-	nattiqsiuriaqsimatillugik Siniktillutit niuvirialauqtunga. utiriaqtut	while the two of them were out seal hunting... While you slept, I went shopping. They started heading back.	-giaq-
-riaqaq-	mittarvingmuariaqalaaqtunga	I will have to go to the airport	-giaqaq- -tariaqaq- -jariaqaq-
-riaqtuq-			-giaqtuq- -jaqtuq- -riaqtuq-
-riik	nutarariik	a parent and child	-giik
-riiq-			-giiq- -tariiq- -jariiq-
-riit			-giit
-riuq-			-giuq- -tariuq- -jariuq-
-rjuaq	nunarjuaq aluutirjuaq qikiqtarjuaq	the earth a tablespoon 1. a big island; 2. Baffin Island	-gjuaq
-rujuk-	qanimarujukpit? nuvujarujuktuq	Are you feeling a little sick? It is partly cloudy.
-rujuk-	3-rujummi	around 3 o'clock
-ruk-	imiruktuq siirnaqturuktunga	He is thirsty. I’m craving something sweet.	-guk-
-rulu-	anirulugit!	Get out!
-ruluk	unaruluk qimmiruluk	this disgusting thing a terrible dog	-guluk
-ruma-			-guma- -juma- -tuma-
-rumaaq-			-jumaaq- -gumaaq- -tumaaq-
-ruminaq-	umiaqaruminaq	I wish I had a boat!	-guminaq- -tuminaq- -juminaq-
-runiiq-	Taututtiaruniiliqtuq ataatattiamitut.	He is losing his sight like his grandfather.
-runnaq-	qaujigiarunnaqpiuk tikimmangaat saviggirunnaqtutit	Could you find that out if he/she arrived You can bring your knife.	-gunnaq- -tunnaq- -junnaq-
-runniiq-			-gunniiq- -tunniiq- -junniiq-
-rusiq	iglurusiq Ujarasugjualuit angitigipaluktut uutunaq iglurusiqtut.	a room of a house The boulders are roughly the same size as this room.
-rusiq-			-jjusiq-
-rusuk-	ujjirusuktut quirusuktuq kaapiturusuktunga aksururnarusuktuq	They notice something. He feels the urge to cough. I feel like having a coffee. She is experiencing emotional turmoil.	-gusuk-
-rut	aajjikkuhiurut allarut	photocopier towel	-ut -jjut
-saali-	makisaalijuq anisaalijakka	He/she gets up early. I sent them out early.
-saaq-	Iglulingmit tikisaaqtugut	We just arrived from Iglulik.
-saq-	salummaqsaqpavut	We are cleaning it.
-sarait-	ninngaksaraittuq aliksaraittuq uuttisaraittuq Qimmiq takusaraittuq. qitummaksaraittuq aanniqsaraittuq	He/she gets angry quickly. It tears easily. It cooks quickly. The dog is quick to see things. The skin softens easily. He/she/it easily gets hurt.
-sau-	Qimmit saattinnit miagguuqtut tusaqsaujut.	The dogs can be heard howling from the front of our house.	-jau-