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Inuktitut Root Definition



mirpiaq   ᒥᕐᐱᐊᖅ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
[T]to scrape the hair of s.t. off by means of a sharp instrument [P]to be scraped of one's hair by means of a sharp instrument
  • with transitive ending:
    • to scrape the hair of it off by means of a sharp instrument
    • ex.: mirpiaqtara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to scrape the hair of s.t. (-mik) off by means of a sharp instrument
    • ex.: mirpiaqsijuq

*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: mirpiaqsijuq

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