Translations
How are you?
What is Qanuippit?
If a root word ended in a vowel, which ending would you use, junga or tunga?
junga
What does the affix -lauq- indicate?
Past tense
What does the ending tunga indicate? 2 things
Myself, and the root ends in a consonant
Pissukpi?
(Yes response)
Ii, pissuktunga
Niriva?
What is 'did he/she/they eat'?
When putting together a phrase with a root word that ends Q, what must you do before adding niaq?
Change the q to an r
What does -ngi- indicate?
It means 'not'/ negation
What does the ending pisi indicate?
Asking a question to 3 or more people
Nirilauqpa?
Ii, nirilauqtuq
I danced
What is "mumilauqtunga"
If a root word ends with q or k, what must you do before adding -nngi-?
remove it
What does the affix -niaq indicate
future tense
What ending would you use with the root word "tukisi" when talking about we (3+)
jugut
Aakka, mumirniangitugut
Nililaungitugut
What is "We did not fart"
Before adding -muunngau to a root word that ends with k, what must you do?
change the k into ng
What does the affix -qqau indicate?
Past tense in the same day
If someone asked you a question that ended in "pisi" which ending would your response have?
jugut/tugut
Kinauvisi? (Team name response)
______ujugut
ngujugut
Aaniarvingmungaulauqtugut
I went to the hospital
When responding to someone, what rule about endings do you always have to follow?
The subject always has to match.
Ex. he/she/they must match he/she/they response.
you question = me response
you 3+ = we 3+
What does the affix -munngau indicate?
Heading towards a place/ going
If a question ended in "va", which ending should your response use?
juq/tuq
Namuunngauvisi?
-muunngaujugut