Morpheme List

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Morpheme	Example	Example in English	KQT variation
-minngaaq-
-miuq	Mittimatalingmiuq	a resident of Pond Inlet
-miutaq	siummiutaq	an earring
-mmarik	angutimmarik isumammariktuq	a real man (i.e. a hunter) He/she really thinks.
-mmarik-
-muaq-	Iglulingmuaqtut mittarvingmuariaqalaaqtunga iqalliarvingmuarniaqtunga	They reached Iglulik I will have to go to the airport I will go to the fishing spot	-nuaq-
-munngau-	ilissinnunngaujunga	I am on my way to your place.	-nunngau
-najaq-	apirinajaqtara	I would ask him.	-gajaq- -rajaq-
-nanngit-	niaqunngunanngittuq	headache pill
-naq
-naq-	quvianaqtuq	something that causes happiness
-nasaaq-	tikinnasaaqtuq	It arrives late.
-nasuaq-	takunasuaqpaatit Sivulittitut pinasuaqtugut. apirinasuaqtunga	He/she is trying to see you. We are trying to do things like our ancestors. I am trying to ask.	-gasuaq- -rasuaq-
-nasugi-	tikinnasugijara	I think he/she arrived.	-rasugi-
-nasuk-	sinigasukpunga	I am trying to sleep.	-gasuk- -rasuk-
-ngaaq-	pisungaarniaqpugut nuqqangaalaukakkuttaqai	We'll walk instead. Maybe we should take a break.
-ngai	aingai	Hi there.
-ngijaq-	uluangijaqtunga paungijarlugu	I have cold cheeks. Clean the soot off!	-ijaq- -aijaq-
-ngniit-	tunungniittuuk	The two of them are behind you.
-ngninngaaq-	tunungninngaaqtut	They came from behind you.
-ngnuaq-
-ngu-	nunaliralaangulauqsimajut	there were outpost camps (at that time)	-u-
-niaq-	uumajurniaqti	wildlife officer
-niaq-	qainiaqpit? Kina aqunniaqpa? Niqłiuqtiup ainiaqtanga niqi ilingnit. Niqi niuvirniaqtara.	Will you be coming (later today)? Who is going to drive? The cook will pick up the meat from you. I will buy the meat.
-niit-	tunungniittuuk qulaaniittut saanniittuq qaanganiittut iluaniittuuk Tingmiaq tupiup qaanganiittuq. Uqalimaagaq iksivautaup ataaniittuq. Qajaq tupiup tunuaniittuq. Tuqłualik iksivautaak sivuraniittuq ungataaniittuq ataaniittuq Kipuup ataaniittuq Tingmiat qajaup qaanganiittut.	The two of them are behind you. They are above her. It is in front of me. They are on top of it. The two of them are inside it. The bird is on top of the tent. The book is under the chair. The kayak is behind the tent. The kettle is in front of the two chairs. it is on the far side of something It is under it. It is underneath the table. The birds are on top of the kayak.	-miit-
-niku-	quviasungnikumut qiajuq Aannialiqpasaarama iksivaassuujaluarnikumut.	He/she is crying because he/she is happy. I was sitting for so long, that it started to hurt.
-ninngaaq-
-niq	pigiarniq	the beginning
-niq-	tikinniqpa?	Has he/she arrived?
-niqpaaq	titsinarniqpaaq	the funniest one of all