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Inuktitut Root Definition



nangmak   ᓇᖕᒪᒃ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
[-R]to /carry s.t. slung across the back
  • with transitive ending:
    • to carry it slung across the back
    • ex.: nangmaktara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to carry s.t. (-mik) slung across the back
    • ex.: nangmanniktuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be carried slung across the back
    • ex.: nangmaktuq

*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 nnik1vv: nangmanniktuq

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