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Inuktitut Root Definition



ikuqqaq   ᐃᑯᖅᑲᖅ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /put s.t. on a raised platform, pedestal, dais
  • with transitive ending:
    • to put it on a raised platform, pedestal, dais
    • ex.: ikuqqaqtara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to put s.t. (-mik) on a raised platform, pedestal, dais
    • ex.: ikuqqaqsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to put itself on a raised platform, pedestal, dais
    • ex.: ikuqqaqtuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be put on a raised platform, pedestal, dais
    • ex.: ikuqqaqtuq

*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: ikuqqaqsijuq

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