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Inuktitut Root Definition



nipaq   ᓂᐸᖅ

Type: intransitive verb root

Meaning:
  • with intransitive ending and no object:
    • 1. 1. to be away for a long time
    • 2. 2. to have moved out of sight
    • ex.: nipaqtuq
  • with intransitive ending and object *:
    • This verb root cannot have an object.
  • with transitive ending*:
    • This verb root cannot have an object.

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