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Inuktitut Root Definition



kilik   ᑭᓕᒃ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
[-R]to /cut s.t. (square-flipper or seal skin) into a line or a rope by going round and round
  • with transitive ending:
    • to cut it (square-flipper or seal skin) into a line or a rope by going round and round
    • ex.: kiliktara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to cut s.t. (-mik) (square-flipper or seal skin) into a line or a rope by going round and round
    • ex.: kiliksijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be cut (square-flipper or seal skin) into a line or a rope by going round and round
    • ex.: kiliktuq

*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: kiliksijuq

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