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Inuktitut Root Definition



miliq   ᒥᓕᖅ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /chip s.t. (the surface or coating of something)
  • with transitive ending:
    • to chip it (the surface or coating of something)
    • ex.: miliqtara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to chip s.t. (-mik) (the surface or coating of something)
    • ex.: miliqsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to chip (the surface or coating of something)
    • ex.: miliqtuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be chipped (the surface or coating of something)
    • ex.: miliqtuq

*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: miliqsijuq

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