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Inuktitut Root Definition



pilak   ᐱᓚᒃ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /cut s.t. with a butcher knife
  • with transitive ending:
    • to cut it with a butcher knife
    • ex.: pilaktara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to cut s.t. (-mik) with a butcher knife
    • ex.: pilaksijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to cut itself with a butcher knife
    • ex.: pilaktuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be cut with a butcher knife
    • ex.: pilaktuq

*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: pilaksijuq

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