Grammar
» Possessive Forms of -nik, -ni & -nit

The following endings are all very close in spelling and are a frequent
source of confusion even among Inuktut speakers.

my

iglunnik piuksaqtuq
She likes my house.
iglunni sinilauqtuq
She slept in my house.
iglunnit anijuq
She came out from my house.

our (2)

igluttingnik piuksaqtuq
She likes our house.
igluttingni sinilauqtuq
She slept in our house.
igluttingnit anijuq
She came out from our house.

our (3+)

igluttingnik piuksaqtuq
She likes our house.
igluttingni sinilauqtuq
She slept in our house.
igluttingnit anijuq
She came out from our house.

your (1)

iglungnik piuksaqtuq
She likes your house.
iglungni sinilauqtuq
He slept in your house.
iglungnit anijuq
She came out from your house.

your (2)

iglussingnik piuksaqtuq
She likes your (2) house.
iglussingni sinilauqtuq
I slept in your house.
iglussingnit anijuq
She came out from your (2) house.

your (3+)

iglussinnik piuksaqtuq
She likes your (3+) house.
iglussinni sinilauqtuq
She slept in your (3+) house.
iglussinnit anijuq
She came out from your (3+) house.

his/her/its/their (3+)

iglunganik piuksaqtuq
We like his house.
iglungani sinilauqtuq
She slept in his/her house.
iglunganit anijuq
She came out from his/her/their house.

their (2)

iglungangnik piuksaqtuq
We like their (2) house.
iglugangni sinilauqtuq
She slept in their (2) house.
iglungangnit anijuq
She came out from their (2) house.

his/her/its own

igluminik piuksaqtuq
He likes his own house.
iglumini sinilauqtuq
He slept in his own house.
igluminit anijuq
He came out from his own house.

their own

iglumingnik piuksaqtuq
They like their own house.
iglumingni sinilauqtuq
They slept in their own house.
iglumingnit anijuq
They came out from their own house.