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Inuktitut Root Definition

qamaq ᖃᒪᖅ

Type: intransitive verb root

Meaning:

with intransitive ending and no object:
- to call dogs to oneself
- ex.: qamaqtuq
with intransitive ending and object ^*:
- This verb root cannot have an object.
with transitive ending:
- This verb root cannot have an object.

^*Transitivity suffixes

this verb root can also be used with transitive suffixes or verb endings without the need of a suffix of transitivity

Source(s)

Spalding, Alex, "Inuktitut - A Multi-Dialectal Outline Dictionary". Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, 1998.

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