Morpheme List

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Morpheme	Example	Example in English	KQT variation
-liaq-	qajalianga amautiliara	The kayak he built. the amaut I made
-ligaa-	qialigaajuq aniligaajunga qialigaajuq miligaajuq kataligaajuq siqiligaajuq	He/she is about to cry. I am about to go out. He/she is about to cry. It is just about to land. It’s about to fall. It is going to make a splash.
-lijaq-	nutaralijaqtutik	They brought along their children.
-lik	qimmilik Saunirmik panalik. akulik Amautimik niuviaksalik	He/she has dogs. He has a snow knife made of bone. long-tailed style amaut He/she sells an amaut.
-lik-
-limaaq	ullulimaaq sanajunga unnualimaaq angutilimaat angunasuktilimakasat	I have been working all day. all night all of the men almost all of the hunters
-liq-	aniliqtuq Una ajuliqtuq. niriliqpit? Aannialiqpasaarama iksivaassuujaluarnikumut. niriligiaqtut	He/she is going out right now. This one is not working. Are you eating right now? I was sitting for so long, that it started to hurt. They have started to eat.
-liri-	qijulirijut	They work with wood.
-lisaaq-	tikilisaaqtunga qailisaaqtuq	I've just arrived. He/she just came a second ago.
-lisaq	iviangilisaq	bra
-litainnaq-
-liuq-	igluliuqtunga igluliuqtuq angijumik irnikka igluliulauqtut	I am building a house. He/she is building a big house. My sons (3+) built a house.
-llaaluk	piujullaaluk	It is very good.
-llarik
-llarik-	quviagillariktara maannallarik	I really like that. right now
-llataaq	sallullattaaqtuq inullataaq	He/she most certainly is lying. a real Inuk
-lliq	sivulliq	the one that is most forward; the first
-lluaq-	aannialluanngittuq	It should not be hurting.
-lu	ivvillu Mittimatalingmittauq nattirasukpaktuq iqalugasukpakłutiglu Kikkullu taikunngarniaqpat?	and you, too They go seal hunting and fishing in Pond Inlet as well. Who else will be going there?
-luaq-	niriqattaluaqtuq ataatami ajjilluanga	He/she often eats too much. an exact likeness of his father
-luk-	niuluktunga siniluktuq	I have a sore leg. He/she sleeps poorly.
-luk-
-luktaaq	ukiuluktaaq	throughout the year
-luktaat	nunaliluktaat	all communities
-luunniit	tiimik pijumajunga kaapimigluunniit	I want tea or coffee.
-ma-	katimajut	They are gathered; they are meeting.
-mi-	takungmijara	I saw it, too.
-miaq-	tujurmiaqaqattaqtunik	They regularly billet guests.
-miit-	Kimmirummiittut	They are in Kimmirut.	-niit-
-miniq	natsiminiq	a dead seal; seal meat