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Inuktitut Root Definition



ili   ᐃᓕ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /put or /place s.t. down
  • with transitive ending:
    • to put or place it down
    • ex.: ilijara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to put or place s.t. (-mik) down
    • ex.: iljijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to put or place itself down
    • ex.: ilijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be put or be placed down
    • ex.: ilijuq

*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 one of the antipassive suffixes ji1vv si1vv: iljijuq ilisijuq

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