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Inuktitut Root Definition



ningit   ᓂᖏᑦ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /lower s.t. down by means of a rope or ladder
  • with transitive ending:
    • to lower it down by means of a rope or ladder
    • ex.: ningittara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to lower s.t. (-mik) down by means of a rope or ladder
    • ex.: ningitsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to lower itself down by means of a rope or ladder
    • ex.: ningittuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be lowered down by means of a rope or ladder
    • ex.: ningittuq

*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: ningitsijuq

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