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Inuktitut Root Definition



nusuk   ᓄᓱᒃ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
[-R]to /pull or /tug s.t.
  • with transitive ending:
    • to pull or tug it
    • ex.: nusuktara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to pull or tug s.t. (-mik)
    • ex.: nusuksijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be pulled or be tugged
    • ex.: nusuktuq

*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 one of the antipassive suffixes si1vv i1vv: nusuksijuq nusuijuq

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