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Inuktitut Root Definition



miqit   ᒥᕿᑦ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /double or /fold s.t. over laterally or cross-wise
  • with transitive ending:
    • to double or fold it over laterally or cross-wise
    • ex.: miqittara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to double or fold s.t. (-mik) over laterally or cross-wise
    • ex.: miqitsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to double or fold itself over laterally or cross-wise
    • ex.: miqittuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be doubled or be folded over laterally or cross-wise
    • ex.: miqittuq

*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: miqitsijuq

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