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Inuktitut Root Definition



kau   ᑲᐅ

Type: intransitive verb root

Meaning:
  • with intransitive ending and no object:
    • to feel, look for s.t. in one's pockets
    • ex.: kaujuq
  • with intransitive ending and object *:
    • to feel, look for s.t. (-mik) in one's pockets
    • ex.: kaujuq
  • with transitive ending*:
    • to feel, look for it in one's pockets
    • ex.: kaujara

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