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Inuktitut Root Definition



iviq   ᐃᕕᖅ

Type: intransitive verb root

Meaning:
  • with intransitive ending and no object:
    • to insult s.o. in drum-dance song
    • ex.: iviqtuq
  • with intransitive ending and object *:
    • to insult s.o. (-mik) in drum-dance song
    • ex.: iviqtuq
  • with transitive ending*:
    • to insult him/her in drum-dance song
    • ex.: iviqtara

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