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Inuktitut Root Definition



ikpik   ᐃᒃᐱᒃ

Type: intransitive verb root

Meaning:
  • with intransitive ending and no object:
    • 1. 1. to feel s.t.
    • 2. 2. to look after s.t.
    • ex.: ikpigusuktuq
  • with intransitive ending and object *:
    • 1. 1. to feel s.t. (-mik)
    • 2. 2. to look after s.t. (-mik)
    • ex.: ikpigusuktuq
  • with transitive ending*:
    • 1. 1. to feel it
    • 2. 2. to look after it
    • ex.: ikpigijara

*Transitivity suffixes

  • when used with intransitive suffixes or verb endings, this verb root must be followed by the suffix of intransitivity gusuk1vv: ikpigusuktuq
  • when used with transitive suffixes or verb endings, this verb root must be followed by the suffix of transitivity gi4vv: ikpigivanga

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