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Inuktitut Root Definition



nallirtuq   ᓇᓪᓕᕐᑐᖅ

Type: intransitive verb root

Meaning:
  • with intransitive ending and no object:
    • to be strong enough to beat s.o. in physical combat
    • ex.: nallirtuqtuq
  • with intransitive ending and object *:
    • to be strong enough to beat s.o. (-mik) in physical combat
    • ex.: nallirtuqtuq
  • with transitive ending*:
    • to be strong enough to beat him/her in physical combat
    • ex.: nallirtuqtara

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