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Morpheme	Example	Example in English	KQT variation
-a-	tusaajuq qimaajuq	he/she hears a continuous sound left for a prolonged period of time (he/she...)
-aijaq-	aputaijarlugu siutaijaqtunga	Clear the snow off! I have cold ears.	-ijaq- -ngijaq-
-ailli-	qukiutaillijuq	His rifle is broken.	-illi-
-allak-	siniallagit! niriallagit! takuallagit!	Sleep a little! (before you do something else) Have a little to eat (before you do something else)! Take a peek! Take a quick look!	-raallak-
-aluk	iglualuk uqsualuk aluutialuk	a big house gasoline a big serving spoon
-aluk	nirijualuuqqaujunga anuraaqtualuk aullaqtualuulauqtuq	Wow, I ate a lot! It is very windy She left town (and the speaker is not happy about this).
-anik-	pianiksimavit? qaujimaaniktugut tikianiktut tusaaniktut	Have you finished? We already know (something). They arrived already They already heard.
-annuk-	irniannuga nunasiutiannuga kammiannuukkak	my dear son my great little car my kamiik that I am particularly proud of
-apik	illuapik	a little house
-aq	sikuaq nattiaq	newly-formed ice a young (immature) seal
-arjuk	mivviarjuk niqiarjuk qimmiarjuk uluarjuga qialutiarjuk	a small airstrip a small piece of meat a small dog my little ulu a small drum
-arjuk-	takuarjuktunga	I took a peek.
-gaang-	takugaangakkit nirigaangat	every time I see you every time he/she eats
-gaangat	nirigaangat	every time he/she eats
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-gai-	Takugaigakkit quviasuqattaqtunga	Whenever I see you, I am happy.
-gajaq-	Nirigajaqtuq kisiani quangnik. piugajaqtuq	He/she would only eat quaq frozen meat. It would be good/ideal if...	-rajaq- -najaq-
-galak-	takugalarataaqtuq Nirigalainnasuuq unnuakkut.	She saw a little bit. He often eats a little in the middle of the night.
-galaq	qallunaat niqigalangit	Qallunaat style food
-galuaq-	sanajumagaluaqtugut apirigaluaqtanga anijumagaluaqłuni	even though we want to work I asked him/her, but... even though he wanted to leave...	-kkaluaq- -raluaq-
-gaq	imigaq maligaq kaligaq ilinniagaq	a drink of something; a soft drink law, rule (something that is followed) a trailer; something that is towed learning material
-gasuaq-			-rasuaq- -nasuaq-
-gasuk-	Mittimatalingmittauq nattirasukpaktuq iqalugasukpakłutiglu	They go seal hunting and fishing in Pond Inlet as well.	-rasuk- -nasuk-
-ggaq-	pisuggaqtuq	He/she walks with difficulty.
-ggiq-	qukiutigginngillutit atigiggilaaqtuq panaggilaaqtunga amautiggilaunngittuq saviggirunnaqtutit nasaggirlutit	Don't bring your gun along. He will bring a caribou skin parka. I will bring a snow knife. She didn’t bring her amaut. You can bring your knife. Bring your hat.
-gi-	Mialiup nagligijanga Taakkua piugijakka. nagligijagit pisugiaksaq quviagijara aliaginngitait panigigakku appiqqutigijara niriugijara	Mary loves him. I like these things. I love you. I enjoy walking You find it dreary. because she is my daughter The question I have is… My hope is that...	-ri-
-giaksaq	pisugiaksaq quviagijara	I enjoy walking	-riaksaq -tariaksaq -jariaksaq
-giaq-	pigiaqtuq pisugiaqtuq qaujigiarunnaqpiuk tikimmangaat angunasugiannajuktuq niriligiaqtut takugiaqtavut tigugiaqtanga	he/she/it starts doing something He attempted to walk. Could you find that out if he/she arrived He actually went out hunting! They have started to eat. We tried to see them; the ones we tried to see. She made an attempt to take it.	-riaq-
-giaqaq-	sinigiaqaqtunga	I have to sleep.	-riaqaq- -tariaqaq- -jariaqaq-
-giaqtuq-	Sinigiaqtuqtunga Piitakkunnut.	I am going to sleep at Peter's house.	-riaqtuq- -jaqtuq-