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Inuktitut Root Definition



niugaq   ᓂᐅᒐᖅ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /rub s.t. up against something
  • with transitive ending:
    • to rub it up against something
    • ex.: niugaqtara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to rub s.t. (-mik) up against something
    • ex.: niugaqsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to rub itself up against something
    • ex.: niugaqtuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be rubbed up against something
    • ex.: niugaqtuq

*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: niugaqsijuq

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