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Inuktitut Root Definition



nijja   ᓂᔾᔭ

Type: intransitive verb root

Meaning:
  • with intransitive ending and no object:
    • to make a characteristic noise or sound repeatedly (Great Whale River)
    • ex.: nijjajuq
  • with intransitive ending and object *:
    • to make a characteristic noise or sound repeatedly at s.o. (-mik)
    • ex.: nijjajuq
  • with transitive ending:
    • to make a characteristic noise or sound repeatedly at him/her (Great Whale River)
    • ex.: nijjajara

*Transitivity suffixes

  • this verb root can also be used with transitive suffixes or verb endings without the need of a suffix of transitivity

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