Morpheme List

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Morpheme	Example	Example in English
-lapsi
-lapsi
-lapsi	takulapsi	Let me see you (3+).
-lapsik
-lapsik
-lapsik	takulapsik	Let me see the two of you.
-laptigit
-laptigit
-laq?
-lasi?
-lasik?
-lassi	ikajurlassi maliglassi ilinniaqtillassi	Let me help you (3+) Let me follow you (3+). Let me teach you (3+)
-lassik	ikajurlassik! maliglassik!	Let me help you two! Let me follow you two!
-lat?
-lataaq-
-latit?
-laukak-	nuqqangaalaukakkuttaqai atulaukaglaakkak! anilaukaksimajuq	Maybe we should take a break. Let me use them (2) for a bit! he/she has stepped out for a short time
-lauq-	aullalauqtuq ikpaksaq nukakkunnunngaulauqtunga takujaqtulauqtara Tunilauqtanga asianut angutimut. irnikka igluliulauqtut uvannut qailauqtaanga Julaimi sikuiqsimaliqtillugu umiakkut nattirasugialauqtugut. Nattiqsimalluta sigjamut tulalauqtugut. Tikilauqtunga Iqalungnut. aullaqtualuulauqtuq anitilauqpara	He/she left yesterday. I went to my younger sibiling's place I went to see him/her He/she gave it to another man. My sons (3+) built a house. He/she gave it to me. In July, when the ice had gone, we went seal hunting by boat. Having caught some seals, we went to shore. I arrived in Iqaluit. She left town (and the speaker is not happy about this). I made him/her go out.
-lauq-	takujaqtulaurit kinaungmangaat!	Go and see who it is!
-lauqsima-	Iglulingmiilauqsimavit? Angutit qilaujjagajuqattalauqsimajut. nunaliralaangulauqsimajut	Have you ever been to Iglulik? The men would often play the drum. there were outpost camps (at that time)
-lauqsimanngit-	Mittimatalingmualauqsimanngittuq	He/she has never been to Pond Inlet.
-lavuk
-lavuk	apirilavuk	Let's ask him.
-lavut
-lavut
-lavut
-lavut
-li	tii mamarijara kaapili mamarinngittara	I like tea but I don't like coffee.
-li!	nirili! aullarli! sinigli! ingilli!	Let him/her eat! Let him/her depart! Let him/her sleep! Let him/her sit down!
-li-	angiglijuq sukkalijuq angilivalliajuq	It gets bigger. He/she/it is going fast. It is gradually getting bigger.