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Inuktitut Root Definition



majjaaq   ᒪᔾᔮᖅ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /thin or /scrape thin s.t. (skin or boot-sole)
  • with transitive ending:
    • to thin or scrape thin it (skin or boot-sole)
    • ex.: majjaaqtara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to thin or scrape thin s.t. (-mik) (skin or boot-sole)
    • ex.: majjaaqsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to thin or scrape thin itself (skin or boot-sole)
    • ex.: majjaaqtuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be thinned or be scraped thin (skin or boot-sole)
    • ex.: majjaaqtuq

*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: majjaaqsijuq

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