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Inuktitut Root Definition



aggiq   ᐊᒡᒋᖅ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /cook s.t. over open flame or on spit
  • with transitive ending:
    • to cook it over open flame or on spit
    • ex.: aggiqtara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to cook s.t. (-mik) over open flame or on spit
    • ex.: aggiqsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to cook over open flame or on spit
    • ex.: aggiqtuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be cooked over open flame or on spit
    • ex.: aggiqtuq

*Antipassive suffix

  • when used with intransitive suffixes or verb endings and an object, in order for the verb NOT to be interpreted passively or reflexively, this verb root must be followed by the antipassive suffix si1vv: aggiqsijuq

Source(s)
:
Spalding, Alex, "Inuktitut - A Multi-Dialectal Outline Dictionary". Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, 1998.
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