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Inuktitut Root Definition



pirturaq   ᐱᕐᑐᕋᖅ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
[-R]to /graze s.t. (animal or game) with a shot
  • with transitive ending:
    • to graze it (animal or game) with a shot
    • ex.: pirturaqtara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to graze s.t. (-mik) (animal or game) with a shot
    • ex.: pirturaqsijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be grazed (animal or game) with a shot
    • ex.: pirturaqtuq

*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: pirturaqsijuq

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