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Inuktitut Root Definition



miluq   ᒥᓗᖅ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
[-R]to /pelt s.o. with small objects with the intent to hurt or annoy
  • with transitive ending:
    • to pelt him/her with small objects with the intent to hurt or annoy
    • ex.: miluqtara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to pelt s.o. (-mik) with small objects with the intent to hurt or annoy
    • ex.: miluqsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be pelted with small objects with the intent to hurt or annoy
    • ex.: miluqtuq

*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: miluqsijuq

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