Inuktitut Computing
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Inuktitut Root Definition
ivu
ᐃᕗ
Type: intransitive verb root
Meaning:
- with intransitive ending and no object:
- to break up and smash into pieces, speaking of the 'tuvaq' (solid sea ice adhering to the land)
- ex.: ivujuq
- with intransitive ending and object *:
- This verb root cannot have an object.
- with transitive ending*:
- This verb root cannot have an object.
Source(s)
:
Spalding, Alex, "Inuktitut - A Multi-Dialectal Outline Dictionary". Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, 1998.
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