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Inuktitut Root Definition



puviq   ᐳᕕᖅ

Type: transitive verb root

Meaning:
to /blow or /inflate s.t.
  • with transitive ending:
    • to blow or inflate it
    • ex.: puviqtara
  • with intransitive ending, an antipassive suffix*, and an object:
    • to blow or inflate s.t. (-mik)
    • ex.: puviijuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the reflexive mode:
    • to blow or inflate itself
    • ex.: puviqtuq
  • with intransitive ending, no antipassive suffix, in the passive mode:
    • to be blown or be inflated
    • ex.: puviqtuq

*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 i1vv si1vv: puviijuq puviqsijuq

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