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Inuktitut Root Definition



mianiq   ᒥᐊᓂᖅ

Type: transitive verb root

Alternative form: mianiri

Meaning:
[-R]to /keep watch over s.t.
  • with transitive ending:
    • to keep watch over it
    • ex.: mianiqtara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to keep watch over s.t. (-mik)
    • ex.: mianiqsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be kept watch over
    • ex.: mianiqtuq

*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: mianiqsijuq

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